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Rain fades after sunset, back in tomorrow's forecast
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Today was hot & humid with a healthy round of late afternoon storms that lingered into the early evening. Storms drift offshore or fade after sunset. Wednesday starts out with...
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Intense downpours late in the day
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - After a dry start to the day, storms begin to develop in the early afternoon. The storms increase in coverage and intensity through the day. Some of the heaviest rain will be...
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Inland storms fade after sunset, drier weekend ahead
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Today was drier, with a more inland concentration of late-afternoon amd evening storms, giving the previously flooded metro areas a much-needed break in the heaviest rain....
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Slightly drier start to the weekend
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - The temperatures outside are warm and muggy tonight. Fewer showers today are making for temperatures cooling down more slowly. Tonight we have partly cloudy skies and a light,...
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WFLA Exclusive: Study projects alarming increase in major hurricane landfalls
Jeff Berardelli is WFLA's Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It has been over 100 years since the Tampa Bay Area has seen a direct hit from a major hurricane - Category 3...
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Reel Talk: Amanda goes diving with goliath grouper
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- The goliath grouper spawning aggregation happens annually from July through October. 8 On Your Side's Amanda Holly went diving off the east coast of Florida to see the gathering...
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NHC monitoring tropical disturbance with 70% chance for development
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the Eastern and Central Atlantic, as of Saturday morning. The tropical wave is showing a 70% chance for development...
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Slightly drier Saturday
Tampa. Fla. (WFLA) -- Today will be slightly drier, with only a 40% chance for scattered afternoon and evening showers. The showers may start earlier along the Nature Coast, but later showers will be...
View ArticleThe 2024 hurricane season was expected to be especially bad. Why is it so quiet?
(NEXSTAR) – Sept. 10 is considered to be the "peak" of hurricane season in the Atlantic – so where are all the storms? The 2024 season was forecast to be "above-normal," with as many as 25 named...
View ArticleStorms increase as humidity stays high Sunday...
Clouds will stick around overnight as conditions stay warm and steamy. Lows Sunday morning will be in the upper 70s with highs around 90 degrees. Showers and storms will be more scattered druing the...
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Potential Tropical Cyclone Six expected to strengthen to a hurricane by...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three tropical disturbances. Potential Tropical Cyclone Six formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico Sunday and is expected to become...
View ArticleSimilar timing to storms, stays humid Sunday...
Lows this morning will be in the upper 70s with highs around 90 later today. Showers and storms will be more scattered druing the afternoon and linger into the evening before tapering off late with...
View ArticleStorms move east later today, stays extra humid
Showers end before midnight as the sky becomes partly cloudy. Warm and muggy conditions stick around Monday morning with temperatures dipping into the upper 70s. Showers and storms arrive just after...
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Afternoon and early evening downpours
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - A cold front remains draped across north Florida today, so a few sprinkles are possible in the morning. Most of us start out dry, and the storms develop and increase in coverage...
View ArticleLIVE: Tropical Storm Francine real-time wobble tracker
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Francine formed Monday morning as it made its way through the Gulf of Mexico. WFLA meteorologists tracked Francine's “wobbles,” or small movements, on its path....
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Scattered afternoon and early evening storms
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Rain chances increase quickly this afternoon, and there's a 60% chance of downpours later in the day. Some heavy rain develops mainly east of I-75, and the storms drift back...
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Hurricane Irma: Record-breaking storm impacts Florida 7 years ago
TAMPA (WFLA) - In 2017, Hurricane Irma, weakened slightly from Category 5 to Category 4, blew ashore on the Florida Keys with winds of 130 mph. Yes, that was seven years ago, and it was a long-lived...
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Tampa Bay sees wettest rainy season on record
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It's not just you. It's been an incredibly wet rainy season so far in the Tampa Bay Area. In fact, it has been the wettest on record in places like Tampa and the...
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Storms form with sea breezes, heaviest this evening
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - It warms up quickly with highs into the low 90s this afternoon. We should see a little more sunshine than yesterday. Pockets of storms form in the afternoon as the sea breeze...
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Fewer afternoon showers form
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Overall, the coverage of rain this afternoon should be lower than in recent days. We have a 30% chance of a passing showers, and the rain spreads inland during the afternoon. It...
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