Growers across the state are accessing damage to crops from a freeze that penetrated as far south as the Everglades. Temperatures hovered in the high 20s in eastern Hillsborough County while staying in the 30s in Tampa early this morning. Even normally toasty Pinellas County saw temperatures at the upper edge of the 30s. ...more

January 22, 2009

Freezing temperatures forecast for tonight from the Panhandle to the Everglades pose a serious threat to the state's agriculture industry. ...more

January 22, 2009

It's a night to protect the plants and bring pets indoors. Freezing temperatures will grip West Central Florida tonight with eastern Hillsborough and Polk facing the potential of more than three hours below freezing. ...more

January 20, 2009

If -- and that's an if in bold-face, capital letters – the weather dominoes line up just right, folks from Tampa Bay to Brooksville stand a chance of seeing some snow Tuesday night. It wouldn't be heavy, certainly not something from a Currier and Ives painting, but there is a chance for some flurries, said Paul Close, National Weather Service meteorologist. ...more

January 19, 2009

Nervous berry growers in the Tampa area will probably catch a break this morning as temperatures over inland areas should remain above freezing. ...more

January 15, 2009

The first of a couple cold fronts looks to be washing toward the Tampa Bay area later today and overnight. Forecasters don't peg this one with bringing a huge drop in temperatures with the highs Monday and Tuesday maybe in the middle 60s. ...more

January 11, 2009

If retail is Goliath, then the holiday shopping season was the rock from the sling-shot that brought it to its knees. ...more

January 11, 2009

After days of carbon-copy weather, things may actually change toward the middle of this work week as a chilly front heads our way and even brings a chance for rain, something that's been scarce lately with less than 1.25 inches recorded at TIA in December. ...more

January 4, 2009

The front that moved over West Central Florida and scattered a smidgen of rain here and there is well to our south now, which means the cool air behind it is starting to settle in. ...more

December 7, 2008

Mother Nature will deal another frosty blow to the Nature Coast this week, forecasters say. ...more

December 2, 2008