Meteorologist: Zach Maloch
•8/11/2026
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (WINK) — WINK News Weather Authority meteorologists are tracking a very hot stretch as Southwest Florida students head back to the classroom.
Dry as kids get back to the classroom across the all of Southwest Florida's communities. We'll see a hot and drier day as temperatures top out in the lower to mid 90s. "Feels like" temperatures will range from 105 - 111° with all areas under another heat advisory from Noon until 7 PM. Plan for less rain with isolated storms (30% coverage) in the late afternoon and evening.
We'll start mild and dry Wednesday with temperatures in the 70s. Highs climb into the lower to mid 90s with "feels like" temperatures between 104 - 110° in the afternoon. Heat continues as high pressure brings sinking air across Southwest Florida. We'll see a little bit more rain with scattered storms (40% coverage) in the afternoon and evening.
Thursday starts dry and mild once again with temperatures in the 70s. The heat continues Thursday with highs in the lower to mid 90s and "feels like" temperatures between 104 - 110°. A heat advisory will once again be needed for some areas of Southwest Florida. Isolated storms (30% coverage) pop up in the afternoon and will continues into the evening hours.
Shower and thunderstorm activity is currently limited in association with an area of low pressure located about 500 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions are forecast to gradually become more conducive for development during the next day or two, and a tropical depression will likely form during the latter half of this week while the system moves westward to west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic. WINK Weather Authority Meteorologists will continue to watch this disturbance's development and track it over the next 7 days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours: Low, 30 percent
* Formation chance through 7 days: High, 70 percent
2. East of the Windward Islands:
Disorganized showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave are located about 850 miles east of the Windward Islands. Some gradual development of this system is possible through the next day or two while it moves quickly westward across the central tropical Atlantic. The system is expected to encounter a large area of environmental dry air by the time it reaches the Windward Islands Wednesday night, which should end its chances for development. There is no threat or concern for Southwest Florida from this disturbance.
3. Central Subtropical Atlantic:
A trough of low pressure located several hundred miles northeast of Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some development of this system is possible during the next couple of days while it moves eastward at around 20 mph across the central subtropical Atlantic. The system is forecast to reach cooler waters later this week, ending its chances of formation by Thursday. There is no threat or concern for Southwest Florida from this system.
