Fort Myers Week Ahead: Sunday Showers, a Cooler Monday, Then Election Day Thunderstorms
Showers linger Sunday, Monday turns cooler, and thunderstorms are in the Election Day forecast for Fort Myers before a clearer, warmer stretch late in the week.
Fort Myers starts the week unsettled. The station's live weather feed on Sunday morning showed 74.9 degrees, feeling like 80.3, with a Sunday high of 82.9 and a 61 percent chance of precipitation — showers are the day's main story, with a low of 69.7 tonight.
Monday is the week's cool point. The feed puts Monday's high at 74.7 degrees with a 43 percent chance of rain, a noticeably cooler day for early November in Southwest Florida, before temperatures rebound sharply on Tuesday.
Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, pairs that rebound with thunderstorms: the feed forecasts a high of 86.6 with a 61 percent chance of precipitation and thunderstorms in the outlook. Voters heading to Lee County polling places, which are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., should allow for wet roads. The rest of the week clears — Wednesday 85.8 with a 20 percent rain chance, Thursday 85.8 at 8 percent, a clear Friday at 84.2 and Saturday at 84.9.
