A Flood Watch is in effect again today for parts of west-central Florida, where flooding is ongoing in some parts of Pasco County. Florida Public Radio Meteorologist Jeff Huffman says the heavy rain is likely to continue through midweek.

Rain chances will remain higher than normal in most areas of the peninsula through Sunday. Persistent Gulf moisture will continue to fuel showers and thunderstorms near the Forgotten Coast and Nature Coast in the morning hours, moving inland across the I-10 and I-75 corridors by afternoon.  Some late afternoon storms may become severe and produce […]

Scattered showers and thunderstorms capable of producing strong winds and hail are possible on Wednesday night and Thursday. On Thursday, early morning showers are possible in the Panhandle. In North Central Florida, rounds of moderate to strong rain will develop by Thursday afternoon. Showers and storms will be isolated in nature and will likely produce […]

Florida is typically hot and humid this time of year, but for much of central and northern parts of the state, the humidity levels are exceptionally high.  Heat indices (what it feels like) will be in the 104 to 108 range Wednesday afternoon in many inland areas outside of where it rains.  Speaking of rain, […]

It took less than 48 hours for a cluster of thunderstorms to move off the coast of North Carolina, reach the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, then blossom into the season's third tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Claudette at 1 pm Monday, stating that satellite data strongly […]

Daily chances for afternoon storms elevate the possibility for damaging winds, hail, and heavy downpours across the state. On Tuesday, multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible from the panhandle to central Florida. The strongest activity is forecast to be over highway 301, I-4, and west of I-95 during the early afternoon and early […]

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 […]