Scattered rain and storms Wednesday afternoon and evening

The Weather Authority is tracking scattered rain and storms throughout this Wednesday afternoon, dropping temperatures slightly.

The Weather Authority Meteorologist Zach Maloch said, “Scattered storms and high temperatures are back in the forecast for this Wednesday. Due to a development in the Caribbean that will head into the Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Florida can expect heavy rainfall to begin next week.”

Wednesday

Scattered rain and storms continue for your Wednesday afternoon plans.

Rain and storms will increase throughout the afternoon and continue into the evening.

Highs will be a touch cooler, in the upper 80s and lower 90s.

Thursday

Humid conditions continue for Thursday morning with a few coastal showers possible.

Scattered rain and storms return for Thursday afternoon and will continue through the evening.

Temperatures remain at and above average with highs in the lower 90s.

Friday

Starting mainly dry Friday morning with a few coastal showers possible.

While lunchtime will be dry, scattered rain and storms will develop throughout the afternoon and continue through the evening.

This means we will have some rain lingering for high school football games.

Highs will be warm once again and in the lower 90s.

Tropics Update

The Weather Authority is keeping an eye on a lot of activity in the tropics.

Hurricane Kirk is in the Central Atlantic and is forecast to become a major hurricane Thursday afternoon.

There are two other areas of interest, one offshore of Africa and the other in the Western Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico.

Despite all of that activity, WINK News’ Weather Authority meteorologists are more focused on the disturbance that has a medium chance of developing in the Gulf of Mexico over the next seven days.

The good news is that the trend of anything developing remains quite weak.

The bad news is that this broad area of low pressure will morph into a front, enhancing the rain and storms we see and causing heavy rain to linger for many days next week.

Breaking it Down

The continuing trend for a weaker system is due to an increase in wind shear that will move into the Northern Gulf of Mexico this weekend and early next week.

While wind shear will keep the system weak and maybe not even allow it to develop, signs show we’ll be in for a lot of rain late in the weekend through next week.

Scattered to widespread rain and storms, it is more likely Monday through Thursday next week.

Models hint at 3 to 5 inches of rain through next Tuesday and upwards of 4 to 8 inches over the next 10 days.

This rain comes at a time when our ground is already saturated from not only a record-breaking wet summer but also from soaking rains in the next few days.

Weather Authority meteorologists will watch this trend closely and let you know how much rain we can see on TV on WINK News.