Meteorologist: Oceana Hayden
•7/25/2026
Southwest Florida saw another warm and muggy start to the day. Most communities stayed dry through the morning, although a few isolated coastal showers drifted through the late morning hours.
As we head through the afternoon, highs will climb into the low 90s, right around average for late July. Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop through the afternoon, mainly along and east of the US-41 and I-75 corridors. Westerly winds will continue to push the greatest storm coverage inland, leaving many coastal locations drier than they were on Friday.
If you're heading to the beach or planning to spend time on the water, conditions should remain favorable for much of the afternoon once any lingering coastal showers move inland.
Sunday could begin with a few isolated showers or thunderstorms moving onshore from the Gulf during the early morning hours. Morning temperatures will once again start in the upper 70s before warming into the low 90s during the afternoon.
Rain chances will be higher Sunday than they are today. More showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop closer to the coast during the midday and afternoon hours, with increased cloud cover helping many communities stay a bit cooler.
The overall weather pattern remains fairly consistent through the upcoming week, as a ridge of high pressure and a generally westerly flow persist across the region.
This setup will continue to support a few overnight and morning showers over the eastern Gulf that may drift onshore before scattered afternoon thunderstorms develop across Southwest Florida. The highest rain chances will generally shift inland as the west coast sea breeze pushes east each day.
The continued westerly flow will also help keep afternoon temperatures near seasonal averages, with highs remaining in the low 90s through much of the week.
Boating conditions remain favorable today. Winds will be out of the southeast this morning before becoming southwest this afternoon at 5 to 10 knots. Gulf wave heights will remain around 1 to 2 feet, making for generally calm conditions.
The tropics remain quiet, with no tropical development expected. Following the dissipation of Bertha last Thursday, there are no areas of concern being monitored at this time.
