SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Late August rains took our monthly totals sky high. At SRQ our monthly total is up to 11.55”, almost three inches above average.

Bradenton hit 9.75” and Lakewood Ranch 11.73”, with the southeastern side of Venice also over 11 inches (11.74”).

After a quiet Saturday thunderstorm activity will pick up Sunday and Labor Day. Morning thunderstorms are likely both days. Cold fronts continue to slide through the eastern U.S., stalling in Florida. Up north it’s an early taste of Fall weather. On the Suncoast we could see northerly winds and dew points dropping to the lower 70s from time to time.

Beaching and Boating conditions could be active with more widespread storms Sunday, especially in the morning. We could repeat the morning and afternoon storms Labor Day Monday.

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