A pair of wildfires broke out late Sunday near Alligator Alley in the Florida Everglades. One of the fires grew to almost 25,000 acres Wednesday just south of Alligator Alley in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Ochopee. Several roadways are threatened by smoke and flames and a safety advisory has been issued.

With frigid temperatures in the forecast and experienced in Southwest Florida, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee and Hendry counties are opening shelters or providing warming locations. Cancellations remained high at Florida airports

Cold temperatures for two nights to start the week, but the coldest night will be Monday night into Tuesday. Strong winds and low humidity levels will increase the wildfire risk across Florida as the extreme drought worsens.

Should local governments in Florida be free to pursue local net-zero goals that fight climate change, sea-level rise, extreme heat and worsening weather plaguing their residents? Republicans in the state Legislature are saying no.

Water levels in the Biscayne Aquifer have fallen dramatically... and there are still close to 4 months left of the dry season.

Despite the annual Daytona 500 event taking place during Florida’s dry season, around a third of all races have been impacted by rainfall. The 68th running is set to take place on Sunday, Feb. 15.

After a hiatus from local television and the loss of his social media weather page, former local weather forecaster Matt Devitt has returned to the Internet.

Several Southwest Florida areas are preparing shelter accommodations for cold weather forecast for tonight and Friday.