Forecast Details for Fort Myers Beach, FL

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Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. West southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 10am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 101. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West wind around 7 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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