Soggy Weekend Ahead for the Treasure Coast, Saturday Rain Chances Hit 70%

TODAY: Start Friday with patchy morning fog before partly sunny skies develop — but plan for a 40% chance of afternoon showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of showers and a chance of evening thunderstorms tapering after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

THIS WEEK: Saturday is the day to watch. Rain chances climb to 70%, with showers likely and a chance of afternoon thunderstorms — the highest rain probability in this forecast window. Saturday night brings a 50% chance of evening showers and thunderstorms before conditions gradually ease after midnight, with lows again settling in the mid 60s. While this is late February and technically dry season, this pattern behaves more like an early rainy-season intrusion. No forecast data is available beyond Saturday night at this time.

ON THE WATER: Friday afternoon winds shift from southwest 5 to 10 mph to southeast 10 to 15 mph — manageable but choppy for smaller vessels. Saturday winds turn east in the afternoon, then northeast overnight. To the snowbird asking about a Saturday boat trip: the answer is probably no. A 70% rain chance with possible thunderstorms makes for a dangerous and uncomfortable day on the water. If you go out, go early and be back at the dock before noon. Inshore fishing windows are best Friday morning before fog lifts and showers develop.

ALERTS: No active NWS watches, warnings, or advisories are in effect for the Treasure Coast at the time of this forecast. Monitor NWS Melbourne for updates as the Saturday storm system develops.

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