Rob Duns

Fort Myers, Naples

Meteorologist at WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL)

Weather guy at Gulf Coast News in Fort Myers. Sometimes seen on tv talking about the weather, but more often outside enjoying it ☀️🌴🌩

Articles

Forecast: Another round of strong storms Sunday

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Rob Duns

Isolated, strong thunderstorms will be possible in our neighborhoods again Sunday afternoon. The showers and storms will start to pop up along the sea breeze near Interstate 75 around lunchtime. Inland areas east of Interstate 75 can expect the strongest storms, which will develop mainly between 2 and 5 p.m.The strongest storms will likely form along and to the east of the Interstate 75 corridor. In the places where they form, frequent lightning, hail and gusty winds will be the main impacts.
Fort Myers ties record-high temperature for May 23

2 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Rob Duns

Fort Myers warmed to 96 degrees on Friday afternoon, tying the record high temperature for May 23. The last time the city was this warm on today's date was 72 years ago in 1953. Punta Gorda was even hotter on Friday, reaching 97 degrees. That temperature reading is a degree shy of the May 23 record high of 98 degrees set in 2024. High temperature averages during the last part of May in Fort Myers are at 90 degrees.
Contractors say new air conditioning system costs are going up

2 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Rob Duns

>> WITH THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE YEAR APPROACHING, IT'S TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HOME'S AIR CONDITIONER IS READY TO ROLL. BUT NEW REGULATIONS ARE DRIVING UP THE COST TO COOL YOUR HOME. AND CONTRACTORS SAY THE NEW PRICES MIGHT LEVY IS STEAMING. GULF COAST. METEOROLOGIST ROB DUNS HAS THE WARNING FOR YOU TONIGHT. >> THE COST OF COOLING DOWN IS GOING UP. THANKS TO WHAT'S INSIDE THIS CANISTER. IT'S QUADRUPLED SINCE JANUARY.
What needs to change for rainy season to become... rainy?

3 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Rob Duns

The 2025 South Florida Rainy Season is off to a slow start. Actually, it's better to describe it as a painfully slow start, considering the ongoing extreme drought conditions across the Gulf Coast. So what gives? If May 15 marks the start of the season, why does the seven-day forecast have wall-to-wall sunshine and not even one rain icon for at least a week? Something important to remember is how the start date of the rainy season is determined.
Weekly drought monitor looks at more than just rainfall deficits

4 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Rob Duns

EVERGLADES, ALEX HOWARD, GULF COAST NEWS. >> AND GOSH, SEEN IMAGES OF THE EVERGLADES LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT NOW THE LATEST UPDATE ON THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS EXTREME. A LEVEL 4 OUOF 5 FOR NEARLY EVERY SINGLE PORTION OF THE GULF COAST. YOU KNOW, THE DROUGHT MONITOR SCALE.T IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN OTHER WEATHER SKILLS YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH LIKE DURING HURRICANE SEASON WHEN A ORM HITS ONE 57 MILE PER HOUR WINDS.
Drought sparks new lawn irrigation system ban in northern Cape Coral

1 month ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Rob Duns

AS THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. >> BIG CHANGES ARE HERE FOR HOW YOU USE YOUR WATER IN CAPE CORAL. IT COMES AS MORE WATER RESTRICTIONS STARTED TODAY FOR THIS PART OF CAPE CORAL. YOU SEE HERE IN RED, IT IS A PROBLEM. MANY IN THAT AREA KNOW ALL TOO WELL. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WILL HAVE TO FIND A DIFFERENT WATER SOURCE AND NOBODY IN THE AREA WILL BE ABLE TO USE THEIR SPRINKLERS AT ALL ANYMORE IF THEY'RE CONNECTED TO THE MID-HAWTHORN AQUIFER. >> A WATER. NOTHING HERE. TH'S JUST NOT FAIR.
April 2025 nowhere close to being one of the driest in Fort Myers history

1 month ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Rob Duns

SO YOU GET IN AND GET OUT QUICKLY. >> JUST LOOKING TO GET A HOT WORK OUT IN THE TEMPERATURES COMING UP THIS WEEK BROUGHT YOU CAN PROBABLY TO STEP ON OUT. YEAH, IT TAKES ME LIKE 10 MINUTES WET OUT THERE. SO I MENTIONED BEFORE THE COMMERCIAL BREAK, YOU KNOW, APRIL HAS BEEN SUPER SUPER DRY. WANT TO TAKE A GUESS AS TO WHERE RING SOME TERMS OF THE DRIEST IN FORT MYERS HISTORY. 4TH, DRIEST EVER, 10 EVEN CLOSE. I WAS TO SUPPRESS 32ND LOCAL NUMBERS HERE.
How much rain fell on Tuesday?

1 month ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Rob Duns

Though many Gulf Coast communities saw no rain on Tuesday, at least a few areas picked up some measurable rainfall. Tuesday's minimal rain tallies are notable because there have only been two days since March 29 where rain amounts of more than a trace have been observed in Fort Myers. Based on rain gauge reports from our Gulf Coast News Weather Now network, Punta Gorda Airport was the rainiest location in our area with .38" on Tuesday.
Near-record heat returns tomorrow

1 month ago | abc-7.com | Rob Duns

ARE UNDER BURN BANS BECAUSE OF THESE DRY CONDITIONS. >> YEAH, WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE DRY, DRY, DRY UNTIL END OF MAY JUNE AT THE EARLIEST. WE JUST DON'T HAVE A SOAKING RAIN HEADED OUR WAY. WE HAVE A FEW RAIN SHOWERS HERE. THAT DOESN'T DO IT. THAT CHAZ AND SOMETIMES WHEN WE START TO SEE THAT SUMMER PATTERN KIND OF CREEP ON INTO THE FORECAST, IT COULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD BECAUSE YOU GET A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES BUT NOT SUBSTANTIAL RAIN TO COME SATURATE THE GROUND.
Near-record heat returns tomorrow

1 month ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Rob Duns

>> PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO KEEP VISITING HERE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. YEAH, THERE'S NO SOMETHING WHEN YOU HAVE 90 DEGREES IN APRIL AND IT'S SNOWING IN PARTS OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR SHORT. AND IT WAS SO NICE OF FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF APRIL LOW HUMIDITY, COOL MORNINGS, WARM AFTERNOONS. IT WAS JUST PICTURE PERFECT. ALL WHILE OUR DROUGHT JUST CONTINUES GET WORSE AND WORSE. NOW WE'RE STARTING TO KIND OF SHOW SIGNS OF RAINY SEASON.