Hot with a chance of storms Saturday; Tropics busy

Reporter: Dylan Federico
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The Weather Authority expects typical August weather for your weekend, with a mix of sun and clouds, highs in the mid-90s, and a chance of storms in the afternoon.

Saturday will start off nice with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s and 80s.

By the afternoon hours, temperatures will soar into the mid-90s, with the heat index back into the triple digits area-wide.

The heat will be enough to spark scattered storms in the afternoon and evening.

Looking ahead to the workweek, expect daily storm chances across Southwest Florida. Otherwise, temperatures aren’t expected to budge much, with highs in the low to mid-90s and lows in the upper-70s.

It’s August 20th which marks the start of the climatological peak of hurricane season, and right on cue, the tropics are coming to life.

Potential Tropical System Four is churning in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to become Tropical Storm Danielle before moving into northern Mexico or South Texas Saturday night.

A vigorous tropical wave over western Africa could become our next storm. Conditions are generally favorable, and the National Hurricane Center calls for a low chance of a depression or tropical storm forming over the next five days.

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