From Miami to Jacksonville, nearly 7 million Floridians live in an area currently afflicted with drought.  As of July 9, 44% of the state is seeing abnormally dry conditions, with parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties now in an "extreme drought" according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Drought Monitor. A persistent ridge of high pressure off […]

Temperatures will be in the lower to mid 90's across the Panhandle to Central Florida, and in South Florida to the Florida Keys afternoon highs will reach the mid to upper 80's. From Thursday to Friday isolated chances for late afternoon showers and thunderstorms are possible over highway 301 and in central Florida, from Waycross […]

Afternoon rain chances will be diminishing across the peninsula in the coming days as a strengthening flow off the Atlantic pushes in some drier air and higher pressure builds in.  Due to the spottier nature of the rain, temperatures will be on the climb and highs could reach the middle 90's for most inland areas […]

It's not unusual for the tropics to be quiet in early July.  It's also not abnormal for the sea breezes to kick off afternoon showers across the peninsula.  This year, however, the Atlantic Basin is especially void of tropical activity, while at the same time those sea breezes are packing more of a punch.  While the two […]

Hot temperatures and mainly dry conditions are in the forecast for our country's 239th birthday around the state of Florida. Only a few locations in the state may see afternoon showers and thunderstorms, but in most cases they will taper off in time for fireworks. Temperatures from Pensacola to Miami are likely to be above normal for […]

A dominant Gulf sea breeze will keep  rain chances high during the early morning hours in the Panhandle and near the Nature Coast through Sunday.  Most inland areas will remain dry Saturday, but slight chances for isolated showers are possible near the I-75 corridor as the sea breezes march inland.  On Sunday, a cold front will […]

Very hot conditions will persist for the remainder of the week. Temperatures across the peninsula will continue to be in the mid to upper 90's this week. In parts of north Florida, conditions will continue to near and or reach the heat advisory criteria on Tuesday and likely on Wednesday. And although afternoon showers and storms […]

The recent hot, dry weather has officially left much of northeast and southeast Florida in a drought, and it could continue or even intensify.  June is normally one of the rainier months across the state, but Meteorologist Bryan Nelson from the National Weather Service says so far, it has been abnormally dry. "When we look […]