Here is your forecast for Tuesday, July 16th, 2024.
It was a record-setting day again in SWFL. Punta Gorda set its third consecutive record high temperature, 97°. Likewise, Fort Myers' 97° tied a daily record as well!
THIRD RECORD-SETTING DAY IN A ROW FOR PUNTA GORDA - It was another hot one across SWFL before storms fired up. Fort Myers also tied the record of 97° (1951 & 1995). pic.twitter.com/mdB0Zwd7wT
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsTV) July 16, 2024
Showers and storms will stay robust through this evening, losing intensity by 9pm. Showers should be clearing out by 11pm with clouds also clearing overnight.
We'll start off Wednesday with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 70s.
Temperatures will stay exceptionally hot again in the afternoon in the mid-90s. Dew points, however, aren't expected to be as high, running in the lower 70s (versus the mid to upper 70s where they have been.) This minor dew points drop should be enough to keep the heat index or "feels like temperature" between 98-102° and out of Advisory range.
Rain chances drop to the "isolated" range tomorrow afternoon before returning to "scattered" on Thursday.
Afternoon showers and storms are likely both Saturday and Sunday.
FOX 4 EVENING METEOROLOGIST KATIE WALLS
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