Bob Harrigan

Sarasota

Chief Meteorologist at WWSB-TV (Sarasota, FL)

WWSB ABC7 Chief Meteorologist Reporter, WX anchor for 4,5,6,7 & 11 p.m. Newscasts. PH#941-552-3026

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Great beach weather again on Thursday

1 day ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - High pressure will rule the weather over the upcoming days so expect to see gorgeous beach weather continuing. This ridge of high pressure is pretty much over the top of us so don’t expect too much change in our weather pattern over the rest of the work week and beyond. The recent rain has lowered our fire danger but we will see things stay dry for the next week and more than likely through the rest of this month.
Dry weather to stick around a while

2 days ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - After a day of heavy rainfall things have calmed down. A lot of people were happy with the rain due to the drought conditions we have been experiencing lately. We did see some beneficial rain but that is all gone for now as high pressure builds in and skies stay dry. Expect to see mostly sunny skies through the weekend and into early next week as high pressure hold on across the area.
After a day of heavy rain things dry out

3 days ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The storm system responsible for dumping heavy rain across the area is moving out. Most of the rain is now east of the area and only a few residuel showers or possible overnight. We will see high pressure build back in and we will see mostly sunny skies through the rest of the work week. Expect to see nice weather with mild temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday and then a warming trend will move in after that. Some of the rainfall totals just for Monday exceeded 7 inches.
More storms for Monday morning

3 days ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - An area of low pressure over Louisiana continues to pump up tropical moisture into our area. This moisture along with the proximity of this low pressure will bring showers and a few thunderstorms throughout Monday morning tapering off by mid afternoon as the line of storms moves inland. We are calling for a low end First Alert Weather Day on Monday due to the possibility of some heavy rain at times.
First Alert Weather Day for Monday

6 days ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A storm system developing in the northern Gulf will bring plenty of tropical moisture into our area over the weekend. The best chance of rain will be on Monday but we will see a good chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms on Sunday at anytime during the day. The best chance for moderate to heavy rain will begin late Sunday and then throughout the day on Monday with some breaks in the rain occasionally.
Rain chances going up into the weekend

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - An area o f low pressure is expected to develop over the northern Gulf coast over the weekend. This system will bring increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms our way beginning mainly on Sunday afternoon and especially Monday. We have declared Monday as a first alert weather day, on the low end, due to some excessive rain expected. Right now the rainfall totals look to be 2-4 inches possible on Monday.
Rain chances increasing for the weekend and beyond

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Warm humid weather to continue through the next few days with a chance for late day storms each day. Most of the storms will be inland and will move slowly to the east away from the coast. We will see an area of low pressure move in from the west over the northern Gulf coast states. This will bring a much better chance for some showers and thunderstorms mainly later on Sunday and possibly continue through Tuesday of next week.
Rain chances going up for the weekend

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - We are still under the influence of a ridge of high pressure. That means we will continue to see nice weather west of I-75 and mainly scattered late day storms inland. This weekend a frontal boundary will move in along with a series of disturbances which will increase our rain chances on Saturday and that will continue through early next week.
Mainly inland showers next few days

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - With winds generally out of the SW through the next couple of days look for a few showers and isolated thunderstorms to develop as the sea breeze moves inland and toward the east coast. The rain chances are low but we will still see a few scattered storms along this sea breeze as it moves east toward the east coast of Florida. We will see mostly sunny skies through much of this week with highs in the low to mid 80s near the coast and upper 80s to low 90s elsewhere.
Weak front to bring a chance for showers & T-storms

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Bob Harrigan

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - We will see a nice day on Saturday with mostly sunny skies to partly cloudy skies by the afternoon. There is a 20% chance for a few showers to break out late in the day mainly inland as the sea breeze develops and pushes eastward. Those storms will move toward the east away from our coast during the late afternoon and evening. Sunday gets a bit tricky. There is a frontal boundary heading our way and will move in on Sunday.