SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – With the cold front now well south, we can expect to see cold, dry weather lingering through the weekend. High pressure building behind this front will bring plenty of sunshine and no chance for rain until Monday. Temperatures will be close to where they should be for this time of year. Highs near 80 and lows near 60. Winds will be out of the NE 10-15 mph Saturday and east-northeast Sunday.

The beautiful weather will continue on Monday with just a few degrees warmer. Tuesday we will start to see some clouds move in late in the day as whatever is left of Sara and a trough of low pressure moves in from the NW. We have a first weather alert for Tuesday in the low with just some clouds and a good chance for some showers and a few isolated thunderstorms. It looks like we could see 0.50 to an inch of rainfall with this system. Once the front passes through on Wednesday, winds will shift back to the NW and that will bring much cooler weather on Thursday.

Thursday will also be a first weather alert day due to the colder weather expected to set in. Thursday’s high will only be in the 70s. It will be windy starting Wednesday and windy Thursday.

Sara is expected to move through the Yucatan and eventually be downgraded to a tropical depression and possibly even dissipate as it reaches the SW Gulf of Mexico. Residual moisture will be tied up with a trough and frontal system and then move toward Florida. Hurricane season officially ends on November 30.

For boaters, look for NE winds Saturday at 10-15 knots and seas running 2-3 feet with a moderate chop on the waters.

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