Meteorologist: Andrew Shipotofsky
•8/29/2026
Southwest Florida will see another hot and stormy day Saturday, with rain chances increasing through the afternoon.
After a very stormy Friday night across Southwest Florida, the wet pattern continues into the weekend. Saturday will start relatively quiet, but increasing moisture and an easterly wind flow will help storms develop and push them toward the Gulf Coast during the afternoon.
Saturday morning will feature a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. A stray shower cannot be ruled out, but most locations will remain dry through the morning.
By late morning and early afternoon, showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous. East winds around 5 to 15 mph will help pin storms closer to the coast, meaning communities along and west of the I-75 corridor could see storms develop and linger through the afternoon and evening.
Rain coverage will increase from around 10% late Saturday morning to 60% during the mid-to-late afternoon.
High temperatures will climb into the lower to mid 90s, with heat indices even higher before storms provide some relief.
The biggest concerns with the strongest storms will be frequent lightning, gusty winds, heavy downpours and localized flooding, especially where storms repeatedly move over the same areas.
The east wind pattern will continue Sunday, keeping the daily storm chances elevated.
Sunday's forecast calls for around 70% rain coverage, with the greatest opportunity for showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will again reach the lower 90s before storms become more widespread.
This same general pattern is expected to continue into next week, with scattered daily thunderstorms and rain chances generally around 50%-70%.
In the tropics, Dolly is no longer a tropical storm. The remnants of Dolly are now several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands.
The National Hurricane Center says redevelopment is unlikely as the wave races westward to west-northwestward at around 25 mph. However, it could bring locally heavy rain and gusty winds to portions of the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the next several days.
The National Hurricane Center gives the remnants of Dolly a near 0% chance of development over the next 48 hours and a 10% chance over the next seven days.
Some of Dolly's moisture could eventually work westward into the Caribbean and potentially reach the broader Gulf of America region later next week. For Southwest Florida, this is something to watch, but there are no immediate concerns from Dolly.
There is also a weak area of low pressure over the northeastern and north-central Gulf of America. It is producing disorganized showers and cloudiness, but development is expected to be slow, if it develops at all. The National Hurricane Center gives this system a near 0% chance of development over the next 48 hours and a 10% chance over the next seven days.
The WINK News Weather Authority meteorologists will continue tracking the latest rain chances, storm trends and tropical developments. Stay up to date with the latest forecast on WINK News and anytime on the WINK Weather App.
