Isolated Strong Storms Possible Across Central and South Florida
A marginal risk for severe thunderstorms is in place this afternoon and evening across parts of the central and southern Florida Peninsula. A slow-moving cold front settling south will combine with daytime heating and a moist air mass to spark scattered storms. While winds near the ground will be fairly light, stronger winds higher up in the atmosphere could help a few storms briefly organize. The strongest cells may produce isolated damaging wind gusts and pockets of hail before activity shifts offshore tonight.

Farther west, a few thunderstorms may develop in Oklahoma, but widespread severe weather is not expected. In northern California, cool air aloft may trigger a couple of stronger storms, though limited instability should keep the overall threat low.

Gusty Winds Raise Fire Concerns in High Plains; Storms Ahead of Front in Florida
A shifting weather pattern will bring cooler air south into the central Plains while building warmth spreads over the Southwest. As high pressure strengthens, a cold front will slide through the Great Plains, delivering much cooler temperatures behind it.

Ahead of the front, dry downslope winds from southeast Wyoming into northern Colorado and western Nebraska will combine with unusually warm temperatures and very low humidity. Areas near the Laramie Range may see gusty west to northwest winds and dry conditions that elevate fire-weather concerns for a few hours this afternoon before cooler air arrives overnight.

Farther south in southwest Florida, scattered thunderstorms are expected. While some rain will fall, lightning outside heavier showers could still spark new fires in drought-affected areas.