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FORECAST: Lightning, brief heavy rain expected this afternoon

Winds will continue to gust to 25 mph ahead of a cold front, which will bring SWFL a line of storms this afternoon.
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Here is your forecast for Sunday, January 19th, 2025.

It will stay windy with gusts to 25 mph out of the southwest.

Showers and storms producing brief, intense rain and lightning have begun in Sarasota county and are headed southward. Showers and storms will impact SWFL mainly through 7pm, when they clear out of Collier county.

Brief heavy rain, gusty wind and lightning will remain our primary threats, but an isolated strong storm, primarily in Charlotte, DeSoto or Sarasota counties cannot be ruled out.

As soon as the front moves through your neighborhood this afternoon, you'll feel the winds shift and become northerly, driving in much cooler air overnight, as we wake up to lows in the 40s and low 50s. High temperatures on Monday are only expected in the upper 50s and low 60s!

DON'T PUT THE UMBRELLAS AWAY! We will see showers return on Tuesday and Wednesday with a 70% chance of rain with highs staying in the 60s.

FOX 4 EVENING METEOROLOGIST KATIE WALLS


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