/tags/weather-forecast weather forecast en-US WLRN Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:00:00 GMT /weather/2024-02-23/el-nino-florida-winter-la-nina-influence-hurricane-season El Nino contributed to Florida's cool winter, La Nina to arrive by summer and could influence hurricane season. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:00:00 GMT /weather/2024-02-23/el-nino-florida-winter-la-nina-influence-hurricane-season /news/2022-03-14/florida-faces-strong-storms-possible-flooding-in-the-upcoming-days Damaging wind gusts, heavy rain and stray tornadoes are possible from another round of thunderstorms expected to traverse Florida. The threat arises from a developing weather system that will dip into the Gulf Coast early Tuesday. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:46:43 GMT /news/2022-03-14/florida-faces-strong-storms-possible-flooding-in-the-upcoming-days Megan Borowski /local-news/2022-03-11/national-weather-service-is-looking-to-train-future-storm-spotters The National Weather Service teaches hundreds of people every year on how to identify specific weather events through its free storm spotting class. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:48:55 GMT /local-news/2022-03-11/national-weather-service-is-looking-to-train-future-storm-spotters Alyssa Ramos /local-news/2021-11-29/another-active-hurricane-season-comes-to-a-quiet-close The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season was the third most active on record, but Florida was largely spared significant impacts and the last two months of the season were strikingly quiet. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:54:12 GMT /local-news/2021-11-29/another-active-hurricane-season-comes-to-a-quiet-close Justin Ballard, Jeff Huffman /news/2021-11-23/cold-front-sends-chill-to-florida-ahead-of-thanksgiving A strong cold front will sweep through the Sunshine State by midweek, bringing the coldest temperatures of the season with it. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:44:01 GMT /news/2021-11-23/cold-front-sends-chill-to-florida-ahead-of-thanksgiving Justin Ballard /news/2021-11-15/climate-forecast-conference-in-sarasota-will-focus-on-climate-change-impact-on-the-gulf-coast-region The Climate Adaptation Center will host its Florida Climate Forecast Conference Friday Nov.19. Focusing on Florida’s west coast, the CAC will forecast what our climate could look like in 2030, 2040 and 2050. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:32:53 GMT /news/2021-11-15/climate-forecast-conference-in-sarasota-will-focus-on-climate-change-impact-on-the-gulf-coast-region Cathy Carter /news/2021-10-22/return-of-la-nina-increases-chances-of-florida-drought-this-winter Winter is typically the driest season of the year in Florida, and according to NOAA a drought may be developing this year due to the return of La Niña. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:26:44 GMT /news/2021-10-22/return-of-la-nina-increases-chances-of-florida-drought-this-winter Justin Ballard /local-news/2021-09-24/sam-becomes-a-hurricane-and-expected-to-rapidly-intensify-over-weekend Sam rapidly intensified overnight and is forecast to become a major hurricane over the weekend. While models suggests Sam may stay out to sea, it is still too soon to credibly predict whether there will be impacts to Florida. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:15:46 GMT /local-news/2021-09-24/sam-becomes-a-hurricane-and-expected-to-rapidly-intensify-over-weekend Jeff Huffman /news/2021-09-17/wet-weekend-ahead-as-moisture-lingers-over-the-state The remnant of what was once Hurricane Nicholas has dissipated over Louisiana, but the moisture out ahead of it remains and will contribute to wet conditions over a large portion of the state this weekend. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:25:22 GMT /news/2021-09-17/wet-weekend-ahead-as-moisture-lingers-over-the-state Ray Hawthorne /news/2021-09-13/tropical-storm-nicholas-threatens-the-gulf-coast-with-heavy-rain Nicholas is expected to bring up to 10 inches of rain — with isolated downpours of up to 20 inches — across portions of coastal Texas and southwest Louisiana through at least Tuesday. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:00:34 GMT /news/2021-09-13/tropical-storm-nicholas-threatens-the-gulf-coast-with-heavy-rain The Associated Press