Get ready for rain
Futurecast By Mike Modrick | April 18, 2021 at 4:41 AM EDT - Updated April 18 at 4:41 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The cold front we’re tracking moves into the Suncoast late Sunday and stays with us through Wednesday morning. A few isolated thunderstorms are possible by late Sunday afternoon, but the more widespread rain develops by Monday morning, then continues off and on all the way to Wednesday morning. Skies should be clearing later Wednesday, and we’re back to a sunny and drier weather pattern to end next week. A few isolated strong or severe storms are possible from time to time, but our severe risk is in the Marginal category, the lowest of the five categories. Computer models still indicate a wide range of possible rain totals. The American models indicates rain totals around 1.5″ to 2.0″ by Wednesday, while the European model indicates some areas could see amounts over 3″ possible. Keep a weather eye to the sky and keep your First Alert Mo
Dry Saturday, wet by Monday!
Futurecast By Mike Modrick | April 17, 2021 at 5:01 AM EDT - Updated April 17 at 5:04 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Saturday is definitely the “outdoor day” of the weekend, with average temperatures and dry conditions. Rain and storms will hold in north Florida while quiet conditions continue for the Suncoast and the Bay. Good boating conditions too, with just 1 to 2 foot seas and southwest winds at 10 knots. Sunday is the day our next storm starts to develop, although most of the rain is likely to hold off until Sunday night. Rain will develop along a slow-moving front into Monday, Tuesday, and lingering into Wednesday morning. Significant rain totals could develop over the three-day period. Late Wednesday the storm dissipates and skies clear out as we return to a drier and sunny weather pattern to end next week.
Now we return to our regularly scheduled sunny and dry weather pattern - Perfect for the beach, but dry for almost two weeks before we get another cold front that could bring a little more rain. We have a slightly cool start to the week ahead, then the 80s return by the end of the week