Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Myers, Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW)

Lat: 26.53°NLon: 81.77°WElev: 30ft.

A Few Clouds

62°F

17°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.6 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 8:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Myers, SW Florida Intl Airport FL

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 9pm.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 62. Light and variable wind.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Myers, SW Florida Intl Airport FL
 26.53°N 81.76°W (Elev. 16 ft)
1:34 am EST Feb 26, 2026
9am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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