Temperatures were in the 70s to low 80s this morning with an east-northeast wind at 5 to 15 mph across the area.
- Temperatures in the 90s
- Rain chance is 40 percent
- Strong storms possible by the afternoon
The east coast sea breeze came over quickly again today, thanks to easterly winds at all levels of the atmosphere. So scattered showers and thunderstorms formed over Polk County starting at about noon.
With the earlier start to the scattered showers and thunderstorms, the activity should move toward the west coast and out into the Gulf of Mexico through the evening.
We'll have mostly clear skies overnight with low temperatures in the 70s.
Surface high pressure from the western Atlantic extending west across the southeast states will remain in place with an east wind across the Florida peninsula.
Wednesday will start dry and sunny, but building clouds in the afternoon heat will mean a few showers and thunderstorms could form. It'll be hot with the highs in the mid-90s.
Rain chances look to increase Thursday and Friday with a weak sea breeze pinned to the coast each afternoon.
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