Trent Aric

Fort Myers

Morning Meteorologist at WFTX-TV (Cape Coral, FL)

Morning Meteorologist at @Fox4Now in Southwest Florida. Outdoor Enthusiast and Nature Lover. Father to a 8 year old ball of energy.

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FORECAST: Dry weather returns after record breaking rainfall

2 days ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Tuesday, May 13th, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! We are waking up dry this morning as the weak cold front that brought us the rain yesterday pulls off the east coast of the state. Our temperatures this morning are starting in the mid 60s to low 70s and this afternoon under mostly sunny skies we will climb into the upper 80s. We are forecasting 87° which is slightly below our average high of 89° for this time of the year.
FORECAST: Flood Watch for some areas in Southwest Florida

3 days ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Monday, May 12th, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! A weak cold front that has been stalled in the Gulf will start to push east and head through the state today bringing much needed rainfall to Southwest Florida. Showers and storms will keep our temperatures in check this afternoon with highs in the mid 80s.
FORECAST: Hot and dry today, but rain arrives over the weekend

1 week ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is the forecast for Friday, May 2nd, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! We are waking up to temperatures in the mid to upper 60s this morning. We stay hot and dry this afternoon with highs climbing back around 90° which is a touch above our average of 88° for this time of the year. The wind will be out of the east-southeast today gusting in the mid teens. Overnight, a few passing clouds with lows back in the mid to upper 60s.
FORECAST: Dry and hot weather pattern returns

2 weeks ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your weather forecast for Wednesday, April 30th, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! Did you get rain yesterday? Hopefully you did!!! We managed to pick up roughly a quarter of an inch of rain in many locations yesterday afternoon. Now while this wasn't a lot of rain and we have a long way to go to erase our drought conditions, we will take every drop this time of the year. The good news is we have another shot coming up this weekend.
FORECAST: Rain is in the forecast today!

2 weeks ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Tuesday, April 29th, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! We finally have a chance to pick up some much needed rainfall this afternoon. The rain will start near Lake Okeechobee around noon and push west toward the coastline. The showers and storms will be along the coast starting at 2PM and lasting through sunset. Most the rain will wind down and move off the coast by 8PM.
FORECAST: Hot start to the week, rain chance arrives tomorrow

2 weeks ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Monday, April 28th, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! After a hot and dry weekend this morning we are waking up to temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. We will get even hotter this afternoon as we are forecasting a high of 93° in Fort Myers under mostly sunny skies. That mark is well above our average of 87° for this time of year, but it is shy of the record of 96° set back in 2017.
FORECAST: Staying sunny and hot this weekend

2 weeks ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Saturday, April 26th, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! We are waking up to temperatures in the low to mid 60s this morning. We will see plenty of sunshine this afternoon as temperatures we will reach the low 90s, staying above our average of 87° for this time of the year. The wind will continue to out of the east-southeast today gusting 10-15 mph this afternoon and evening. Overnight, a few clouds with temperatures falling back in the low to mid 60s.
FORECAST: We stay hot after record heat yesterday

2 weeks ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Friday, April 25th, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! After tying a record high in Fort Myers yesterday reaching 92°, we are waking up mild once again this morning with temperatures in the mid 60s. We will see plenty of sunshine this afternoon as temperatures we will reach the low 90s, staying above our average of 87° for this time of the year. The wind will continue to out of the east-southeast today gusting 15-20 mph this afternoon and evening.
FORECAST: Record tying heat possible today as we stay hot and dry

3 weeks ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Thursday, April 24th, 2025Good morning, Southwest Florida! Our weather pattern remains unchanged and that means we stay hot and dry with the chance to tie record highs later on this afternoon. We are waking up mild once again this morning with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s.
FORECAST: No major changes as we wait for much needed rainfall

3 weeks ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025. Our weather pattern is stuck and not budging. We are waking up mild once again this morning with temperatures in the low to mid 60s. We will see plenty of sunshine this afternoon as temperatures we will reach 90° which is above our average of 86° for this time of the year. The wind will continue to out of the east-southeast today gusting near 15 mph this afternoon and evening.