Forecast Details for Punta Gorda, FL

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Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 100. East wind around 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Isolated showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 101. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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