The oppressive summer heat continues, with only a little rain on Friday

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEX. LIKE THE ONE ON THE BLUE ONE. MAYBE TELL ME A LITTLE MORE AND IT SHOULD BE GOOD. NOT ME, JASON. A CERTAIN KIND OF ORANGE. >> EVERYONE, WE'RE ALL GETTING RID OF EACH OTHER. >> US BEAUTIFUL TEAMS ARE MEETING EACH OTHER. YOU WON TEXAS ON THE AND THE FLORIDA GATORS IN THE SWAMP. TONIGHT WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. THE DEBUT OF THE NEW ATHLETICS FACILITY THERE ON THAT RANCH. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT WEATHER-WISE. AND IF WE'RE WATCHING LIVE FROM BABCOCK RANCH, NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE JOSHUA COLE IS, WE'RE WATCHING 81 DEGREES FROM FOUNDER SQUARE THERE. IT'S A WARM, VERY STEAMY SOUP. STARTING THE MORNING, WRIGHT. 81 THERE IN GORDA. 79, DEEP CREEK, AND WE'RE RENTING 70 TO LOWER 80S CLOSE TO CHARLOTTE HARBOR. AND THAT'S THE THEME IN LEE COUNTY THIS MORNING, ABOUT 18 AND A BIG SPLIT IN TEMPERATURES. IT'S GETTING A LITTLE WARMER AS YOU GET NEAR THE WATER'S EDGE, AT 82 IN MARCO ISLAND. 79 CURRENTLY IN IMMOKALEE, AND WE'RE RENTING 70 TO LOWER 80S CLOSE TO BUCKHEAD RIDGE AND LABELLE CLOSER TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE. THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON: LOTS OF SUNSHINE, LOTS OF HEAT. AND WE'LL MAKE IT INTO THE MID-90S. BUT IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE 105, 110, OR EVEN A LITTLE HOTTER. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS AGAIN ISSUED HEAT WARNINGS FOR HENDRY, GLADES, AND COLLIER COUNTY. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT WHERE THAT HEAT INDEX IS. AND YOU MAY SEE A RANGE BETWEEN 108 AND 112. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO STAY COOL. KEEP DRY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE OUTDOORS OR MAYBE GARDENING. BE SURE TO TAKE BREAKS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AIR CONDITIONING. SO TODAY IT'S HOT AND HUMID, AS SPECIFIED, WE'LL BE TRACKED BY SOME Isolate STORMS. MOST OF THEM ARE BUILDING INLAND TODAY. I MEAN, MAINLY EAST OF I-75 AND TOWARDS OKEECHOBEE. SO THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND LONDON TONIGHT. WARM AND HUMID, THAT LOOKS GOOD FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. I THINK FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AND ON SATURDAY THERE'S A CHANCE FOR SOME SPOTS OF COASTAL RAIN. SOME SPOTS OF RAIN IN THE MORNING HOURS AND THEN SOME SPOTS OF STORMS. SO JUST VERY WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS, NOTHING TOO WIDESPREAD. MOST OF THEM WILL BE PRESSED QUITE FAR EAST OF THE HIGHWAY AS WELL. SO LET'S LOOK AT TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH YOUR UPDATED FUTURE VIEW. BEFORE THE BREAK WE TALKED ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE LANDWIND. SO THAT'S GOING TO LEAD TO A FEW THINGS. NUMBER ONE: IT'LL HELP INCREASE THE HUMIDITY. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THE HEAT INDEX IS SO HIGH. NUMBER 2: IT HELPS TO DIRECT THESE THUNDERSTORMS AWAY FROM THE MORE POPULAR AREAS. SO YOU'LL NOTICE LESS RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PLACES LIKE NAPLES, CAPE CORAL, GORDA, LOOKING REALLY NICE ON THE BEACHES THIS WEEKEND. WATER TEMPERATURE ABOUT 90 TO 95 DEGREES AT FORT MYERS BEACH AND ON SATURDAY AS IT STARTS IN THE AFTERNOON, A FEW SPOKEN STORMS. AGAIN, MOST OF THEM WILL BE AWAY FROM THE COAST. SO NO, THE GROUND IS PRETTY SATURATED FROM ALL THE RAIN WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE RAINY SEASON. FORT MYERS AND PARTS OF LEE COUNTY ARE HAVING THEIR WETTEST RAINY SEASON EVER RECORDED. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RAINFALLS FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS, THEY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNDAY. YOU MAY SEE SOME PRETTY LOW RAIN TOTALS, IF ANY, CLOSER TO THE COAST AND WEST OF I-75. MOST OF THESE HIGHER RAIN TOTALS ARE IN OUR INLAND AND INLAND NEIGHBORHOODS. QUICK CHECK OF THE TROPICS. WE HAVE 2 AREAS IN YELLOW WHERE THE CHANCES OF CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT AFFECT US. AND ALSO, WE ARE TRACKING A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AREA 7 THAT IS LIKELY TO ORGANIZE, AS WELL AS A TROPICAL STORM GORDON THAT IS A FEW 1000 MILES AWAY FROM US. AND WE DON'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN EITHER. TO GET IMPACTS ON LAND AREAS, WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK CLOSER AT SOME OF THESE FORECAST MODELS AS THEY WILL BE LOCKED OFF SOON. IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR IS THE NEXT 10 DAYS. SO HOT AND HUMID FOR THE WEEKEND. MANY OF US WILL STAY DRY, THE CHANCE OF RAIN IS ABOUT 30% NEXT WEEK. NO BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN. I THINK WE'LL SEE A FEW MORE STORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AND LOOKING TOWARDS NEXT WEEKEND, SOME OF OUR LONG RANGE FORECAST MODELS INDICATE WE COULD SEE A LITTLE DRY AIR TRYING TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AND THAT WOULD MEAN SOMETHING COOLER TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT. MID 70S INSTEAD OF LOWER 80S, THE US IS STILL PRETTY WATER

The oppressive summer heat continues, with only a little rain on Friday

We're tracking heat index values ​​as high as 44 degrees Friday afternoon as rain chances decrease across most of Southwest Florida.

Updated: 6:23 a.m. EDT, September 13, 2024

Heat and humidity are going to feel pretty brutal in Southwest Florida in mid-September. Heat advisories remain in effect for Collier, Hendry and Glades counties today, where feel temperatures will range from 42 to 44 degrees. Not much cooling rain will form today, and most of the storms that do form will cluster toward the inland neighborhoods near Lake Okeechobee. Rain chances are around 30% today, and we'll keep rain chances pretty low through the weekend. An onshore wind from the Gulf of Mexico will increase our humidity, so don't expect feel temperatures to decrease again anytime soon. Rain chances will remain relatively low next week, but our temperatures will remain quite comfortable with highs between 35 and 39 degrees. Follow the NBC2 weather team on social media. Chief Meteorologist Allyson Rae on Facebook and X. Meteorologist Jason Dunning on Facebook and X. Meteorologist Rob Duns on Facebook and X. Meteorologist Lauren Hope on Facebook and X. Meteorologist Jesslyn Ferentz on Facebook and X. Watch our forecasts on TV or online. Find our latest video forecast here. You can also watch a live stream of our latest newscast here. DOWNLOAD the free NBC2 News app for the latest breaking news and weather alerts.

The heat and humidity will feel pretty brutal for mid-September in Southwest Florida.

Heat advisories remain in effect for Collier, Hendry and Glades Counties today, where perceived temperatures will range between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius.

Not much cooling rain will form today and most of the storms that do form will move toward the inland areas near Lake Okeechobee.

The chance of rain is about 30% today and will remain fairly low over the weekend.

An onshore wind from the Gulf of Mexico will increase humidity, so the perceived temperatures are not expected to decrease again any time soon.

The probability of rain remains relatively low next week, but temperatures will remain pleasantly warm with highs between 35 and 35 degrees.

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