Forecast Details for Captiva, FL

Recent Locations: Pierre Part, LA Starksboro, VT Captiva, FL

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 99. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 101. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 82. West wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 82. West wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 82. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 81. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 87. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 80. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 86. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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