Weather

Since the early 1950s, 100 names have been officially retired. In 2030, Brianna, Holly, and Miguel will replace Beryl, Helene, and Milton on the rotating list.In the Pacific region, the name Jack is replacing John, a Category 3 storm that killed 29 people in Mexico in 2024.

Since Nov. 2023 the Mid-Hawthorn aquifer that provides irrigation and drinking water to most of Northeast Cape Coral has been seeing record lows in water levels. Residents living in the area have been under mandatory water shortage restrictions that limit irrigation to just one day a week.

The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning from noon to 7 p.m. today for Southwest Florida areas including Lee, DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte counties.A combination of warm temperatures this afternoon, low relative humidity values, and sustained winds greater than 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph will create Red Flag conditions across much of west central and Southwest Florida this afternoon.At the same time a number of brush fires were being fought.

Rain chances increase for the first half of the week, but not everyone will get the much-needed rain. The drought persists.

There are very low humidity levels, and the incoming cold front will bring another round of strong winds and a push of extra dry air, worsening the fire danger.

The tropics seem to have received an early wake-up call. There is a system located to the northeast of the Caribbean with a low chance of developing within the next 48 hours.

A line of thunderstorms will move through the Panhandle on Sunday and continue to affect the rest of the state through Monday morning. Some storms could turn severe and produce damaging wind gusts, hail, and isolated tornadoes.

It's an impact weather day across Florida as a strong cold front pushes through. The front will bring some storms to the Panhandle and North Florida and scattered showers to the southern half. Cold temperatures to end the week and will stay below average for several days.

Due to extreme drought conditions and an increased wildfire threat, North Port Fire Rescue has enacted a citywide Outdoor Burn Ban, effective immediately under City Ordinance 26-28.

The Collier County Board of County Commissioners has authorized a burn ban due to deteriorating near-drought conditions. According to the National Integrated Drought Information System, 99 percent of Collier County is now under abnormally dry conditions.