Talk about a breath of fresh air - literally. The season's first cold front - or perhaps we should call this a cool front - breezed through the Tampa Bay area early Wednesday, sending temperatures dipping to levels they haven't been at in months. ...more

October 1, 2009

People seemed happy to dodge raindrops while running into Lakeshore Mall on Sunday morning. ...more

March 30, 2009

A tornado watch is in effect for Highlands County and for much of the state of Florida. ...more

November 30, 2008

As Tropical Storm Hanna soaks northeast Florida on its way to the Carolinas, storm-spooked Floridians are watching the tropic's next pitch at Florida: Hurricane Ike. ...more

September 5, 2008

SEBRING –– As far as rainfall goes, the last two weeks were rather wet for Avon Park and downright soggy for Lake Placid. So soggy, in fact, that Highlands County Lakes Association Secretary John Ruggiero said he saw the lake, Lake Placid, rise about 10 inches from two weeks ago, which is about what the Archbold Biological Station's rain gauge recorded for that time period, according to the National Weather Service. "If we could even get 5 or 6 (inches) a week, that would be a wonderful thing for the lakes in our county," Ruggiero said. For those who long for the days when they could put a boat out on Lake Jackson, "this is just a spit in the bucket," association vice president Dave McCadam said. He added that the rain patterns over the past two weeks were not that far from normal for the northern part of the county. ...more

July 6, 2008

The delightful weather Monday could be replaced this evening by severe thunderstorms, hail and conditions favorable for tornadoes. ...more

February 11, 2008

Let's hope Baby New Year brought his bonnet. Today may have started with mild temperatures, but winds are expected to increase throughout the day with the arrival of a cold front that will bring freezing temperatures Wednesday and Thursday mornings and maybe even Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Ruskin. ...more

January 1, 2008

Forecasters call for frigid start to 2008. ...more

December 31, 2007

TAMPA - The coming cold spell sent Joe Cox on an errand that a number of Tampa Bay area residents may be running Friday or Saturday, or wish they had. ...more

November 15, 2007

The National Weather Service today will begin using a more precise system when issuing severe weather warnings. ...more

October 1, 2007