After two days of wildfire danger across interior southwest Florida, it appears that southwest Floridians will have to deal with at least one more day (possibly two) with similar conditions. Yesterday (March 29, 2022), a fire in Eastern Collier County allowed dense smoke (aloft) to move across parts of northern
Read DetailsA line of heavy thunderstorms is currently (8:45 a.m. E.S.T.) approaching southwest Florida. Ahead of this line, several isolated strong storms have developed, some of which have shown signs of becoming severe and/or tornadic. One such storm passed by Cape Coral about an hour ago and is racing rapidly to
Read DetailsEarlier this week, a welcome cold front passed through southwest Florida. Daytime highs and nighttime lows tumbled a bit, while dew points (the measure of atmospheric humidity) fell into the comfortable 60’s. As with most of our early cooler season fronts, the relief from oppressive humidity readings was short-lived. Early
Read DetailsThe other morning (10/21/21), marked the end of an early-season cooler and drier weather pattern across southwest Florida. It also marked the return of mid-level moisture to the region (as was evidenced by an extensive layer of altocumulus clouds (Fig. 1). These water-laden, puffy-looking clouds typically occur between 8,000 and
Read DetailsSouthwest Floridians are going to have to contend with a bad hair day, this Fri, Mar. 27, 2015. Early this morning, temperatures and dew points had risen to summery morning levels. For example, at Naples Municipal Airport (APF), the 5:00 a.m. E.D.T observations showed a temperature of 77 degrees and
Read DetailsMeteorologists love to report about extreme weather. Sometimes, however, they just have to talk about the mundane stuff, as well. Such is the case, across southwest Florida, as the first day of spring approaches and beyond…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 3/16/15
Read DetailsTropical moisture is poised over the Florida Keys and southward into the Caribbean. This moisture is set to slowly advance northward across southwest Florida during the next few days. Associated with this northward surge in moisture is a weak area of…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 9/30/13
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