Here is your weather forecast for Thursday, May 1st, 2025.
Expect a bit more cloud cover tonight into tomorrow. Aside from that, your Friday will start off in the low 60s inland and mid to upper 60s closer to the coast. High temperatures will head toward 90° with southeasterly winds between 10-15 mph. Along the coast, we'll see a bit of a sea-breeze develop later in the afternoon.
Weekend plans? It will be muggier as winds from the south start to pick up. Saturday will feature a 20% chance for inland afternoon showers with winds from the southwest. Sunday holds a better chance for afternoon scattered showers and storms ahead of an approaching cold front. The best chance for rain arrives on Monday as a cold front moves through, increasing our rain chances to 60%, great news for the ongoing drought!
WORSENING DROUGHT ACROSS SWFL: The last time Lee and Collier counties were in "extreme" drought (in red) was in April 2023. Rainfall is below 5"+ for much of our area. Some relief in the form of rain could arrive as early as this weekend. #flwx pic.twitter.com/8AlJJwvLPw
— Katie Walls, CCM, CBM (@KatieWallsTV) May 1, 2025
For Naples, this April was the 8th driest on record. In Fort Myers, we received 0.76" for the month of April, compared to the average of 2.44", not in the Top 10 driest but still well below average.
Our rainy season, on average, starts on May 15th.
FOX 4 EVENING METEOROLOGIST KATIE WALLS
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