Expires:202405190800;;440640 FPUS52 KTBW 182000 ZFPTBW Zone Forecasts for West Central and Southwest Florida National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 359 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 FLZ162-190800- Coastal Charlotte- Including the cities of Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda 359 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Mostly clear this evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. .SUNDAY...A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. .MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. .SATURDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent. $$