Fort Myers will see clear to mostly clear skies and temperatures in the 50s Saturday, with the afternoon near 68 degrees. A north wind around 10 mph will keep the day feeling cooler than the recent warm stretch, with no rain expected.
Beachgoers Face A High Rip Current Risk
The biggest weather concern is along the coast, where a high rip current risk is in effect from 7 a.m. through this evening for Lee County beaches, including Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Captiva. The National Weather Service says life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone, even though skies will remain mostly sunny and thunderstorms are not expected.
Sunny Sunday Leads Into A Warmup
Saturday night will turn partly cloudy, with a low near 52 degrees. Sunday brings sunny skies and a high near 76, followed by mostly sunny conditions and a high around 79 on Monday.
The warmup continues through the rest of the week, with highs near 77 Tuesday and 79 Friday. Winds may gust up to 25 mph Monday, while rain chances remain low; the updated beach warning adds a new safety wrinkle to the weekend forecast covered by Hoodline earlier Friday.
