Highs reached 98 in Fort Myers today and 97 in Naples, which ties a 30-year-old and 25-year-old record. It was also the hottest day of the year, so far, for Naples.

Scattered thunderstorms are making a return which will hopefully keep us *slightly* cooler over the next few days.

Spotty showers continue through the first half of Tuesday evening with the last of it wrapping up once it gets dark. It will be a very warm night with temperatures falling near 80 by early Wednesday morning.

Under the hot sun, highs will once again approach the mid-90s. A few storms will start to develop by the coast around lunchtime. Downpours accompanied by rumbles of thunder are possible through the early evening. 

As Saharan dust backs off, rain chances will be moderately high through the weekend.

Tracking the Tropics:

There are three areas of interest currently being tracked in the tropics right now. They all have low chances for development at this time. 

A weak area of low pressure, a few hundred miles south/southwest of Bermuda is drifting west/northwest towards the southeastern U.S. coast. There is only a 10% chance of developing and the National Hurricane Center does not expect significant development either, but they are keeping an eye on it. 

There is also a large area of disorganized showers and t-storms in the southeastern Caribbean Sea that is moving west through the Caribbean. However, further development is now not expected.

There is one area that will need to be watched in the days ahead. The disturbance is a tropical wave that came off Africa and will be moving west/northwest over the tropical Atlantic. Chances are low that a tropical system will form within the next 7 days. However, some development is possible late in the week or next week.