The non-tropical system that's expected to slowly form in the northeastern Gulf tomorrow will bring some heavy rain to the west coast of Florida beginning today and continuing into next week. It will also generally increase the chance of thunderstorms across the state and surrounding areas. It looks likely that the rain will fall where it's needed most. Drought conditions persist across the western part of the peninsula. Early next week, there's a slight chance the low-pr

The National Hurricane Center is painting two Areas to Watch for possible (but unlikely) tropical development. Even without tropical development, however, the yellow zone that spans Florida from the Gulf to the ocean waters off the Southeast coast has the potential to disrupt weekend plans. A combination of factors, including a front that's pushing slowly through the Southeast and a well-organized upper-level disturbance, are likely to come together to generate a low-pressu