A Cool, Sunny Weekend Ahead for the Gulf Coast

A Cool, Sunny Weekend Ahead for the Gulf Coast

A chilly weekend is followed by another cold front on Monday

Updated: 9:31 AM EST Jan 4, 2025

LIGHT JACKET EVEN IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE TODAY IN THE SHADE, IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT COOL. BUT THE SUN, THE SUN, THAT’S WHERE YOU WANT TO BE ANYWAY. EXACTLY. SO THE SUBTLE FEEL GOOD IN THE SHADE. IT’S A LITTLE BIT CHILLY THIS MORNING EVERYWHERE. GOING TO BE COLD. EVEN IF YOU ARE IN THE SUNSHINE 50 RIGHT NOW INTO ARCADIA, ALSO INTO DEEP CREEK. SO WE’RE SLOWLY WARMING THINGS UP. WE WERE IN THE 40’S EARLIER. 51 INTO THAT COCKER IT. 51 ALSO INTO MOORE HAVEN. SEARS LABELLE, ALSO IN 2 NEWS, PALMDALE AT 50 CAPE CORAL. ALSO AT 50, 53 IN ESTERO IN A LITTLE BIT WARMER AS WE HEAD DOWN INTO COLLIER COUNTY. 55 IN MARCO ISLAND. SO YEAH, EVERYBODY YOU WANT THE JACKET RIGHT NOW. LITTLE BIT BREEZY. WE’VE BEEN SEEING THOSE WINDS, 5.10, MILE PER HOUR SUSTAINED GUSTS UPWARDS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR. THAT’S HOW WE’RE GOING TO BE AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AS WELL. BUT WITH THAT WIND, IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BUMPY. IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON HEADING OUT ON THE BOAT. SO WINDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ARE MAKING THE WATERS OUT IN THE GULF AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET CHOPPY ON THE INLAND WATERS. SO, YEAH, IT’S A BIT BUMPY, BUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO DO TODAY IS LOOKING ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. YOU WANT THE SUNGLASSES IF YOU ARE OUT AND ABOUT TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISING THROUGH THE 50’S OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. BUT REALLY NOT GOING TO BE OVERLY WARM THIS AFTERNOON, UNFORTUNATELY. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE IN THE UPPER 60’S. SO AGAIN, IN THE SUNSHINE FEELING FANTASTIC. IN THE SHADE. YOU MIGHT WANT THAT LIGHT JACKET IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO THE GORDA ARTS AND CRAFT MARKET TODAY, CHILLY TO START THEN. YEAH, IT’S FEELING PRETTY GOOD INTO THE AFTERNOON. BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE FALLING PRETTY QUICKLY. THEY’RE THE EVENING HOURS BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO BE CLEAR SKIES AND WE HAVE THAT COOLER, DRIER AIR. THAT’S FUNNELING INTO THE GULF COAST. SO WE ACTUALLY HAD THAT COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH OVERNIGHT. THAT’S WHY OUR WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTH NOW. THAT’S WHY IT’S A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN WHAT WE FELT YESTERDAY. HIGHS TODAY. MORE SPECIFICALLY 67, 4 ARCADIA ALSO INTO CLEWISTON 68 INTO LABELLE GATEWAY. 69 BONITA SPRINGS ALSO INTO NAPLES, A FEW DEGREES BELOW WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR. TOMORROW AFTERNOON IS GOING TO BE RIGHT AROUND AVERAGE. WE’RE GETTING INTO THE MID 70’S. BUT TOMORROW MORNING, I SHOULD SAY STILL A LITTLE BIT CHILLY WARMING UP A LITTLE BIT MONDAY BEFORE OUR NEXT COLD FRONT WORKS THROUGH. AND THEN THAT’S BRINGING IN EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES. LOOK AT MIDWEEK ON WEDNESDAY DOWN INTO THE LOW 40’S. I DO THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE MIXING SOME 30’S IN THERE, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR NORTHERN COMMUNITIES AS THAT COLD FRONT OR I SHOULD SAY AFTER THAT COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. HERE’S THAT FIRST ONE ON MONDAY. A FEW LITTLE ISOLATED SPRINKLES. MAYBE A DOWNPOUR TO. BUT OVERALL, IT’S GOING TO BE A DRY FRONT JUST BRINGING IN THAT COOLER AIR AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. SAME KIND OF SITUATION WATCHING OUR NEXT COLD FRONT START TO WORK IN. ALSO GOING TO BE BRINGING US A DOWNPOUR TO MAYBE A QUICK SPRINKLE, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE BRINGING IN THAT COOLER AIR MUCH COOLER THAN WHAT WE’RE USED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IN OUR 7 DAY FORECAST. SO LOTS OF SUNSHINE. SO WE’LL TAKE THAT. THAT’S A PLUS. BUT IT IS GOING TO BE PRETTY CHILLY. TEMPERATURES BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. AND YEAH, WEDNESDAY IS GOING TO BE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNINGS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE LOW 40’S, THE UPPER 30’S LIKE I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT. BUT SLOWLY REBOUNDING FROM THEIR GETTING BACK

A Cool, Sunny Weekend Ahead for the Gulf Coast

A chilly weekend is followed by another cold front on Monday

Updated: 9:31 AM EST Jan 4, 2025

Happy Saturday to you! It’s a chilly morning behind a cold front that worked through overnight.Morning lows will dropped into the 40s and 50s today, and won’t increase all too much this afternoon.Highs today will cap in the upper 60s. Luckily, we do have lots of sunshine which will help against the chilly temperatures.Sunday will be another chilly start in the 40s. However, the afternoon will be about average for highs in the mid 70s. Another cold front will push through Southwest Florida on Monday, bringing even chillier air through the end of next week.This front carries a slight chance of showers, but most of the rain is expected to dissipate before reaching the Gulf Coast.We’re in for a long stretch of unseasonably cool weather, with highs in the 60s through next weekend.Follow the NBC2 weather team on social mediaChief Meteorologist Allyson Rae on Facebook and XMeteorologist Jason Dunning on Facebook and XMeteorologist Rob Duns on Facebook and XMeteorologist Lauren Hope on Facebook and XMeteorologist Jesslyn Ferentz on Facebook and XWatch our forecasts on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest video forecastYou can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast hereDOWNLOAD the free NBC2 News app for your latest news and weather alerts.

FORT MYERS, Fla. —

Happy Saturday to you! It’s a chilly morning behind a cold front that worked through overnight.

Morning lows will dropped into the 40s and 50s today, and won’t increase all too much this afternoon.

Highs today will cap in the upper 60s. Luckily, we do have lots of sunshine which will help against the chilly temperatures.

Sunday will be another chilly start in the 40s. However, the afternoon will be about average for highs in the mid 70s.

Another cold front will push through Southwest Florida on Monday, bringing even chillier air through the end of next week.

This front carries a slight chance of showers, but most of the rain is expected to dissipate before reaching the Gulf Coast.

We’re in for a long stretch of unseasonably cool weather, with highs in the 60s through next weekend.

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