West Florida Weather

01/22/2026

Showing Hazards Map and Ice Model. For your local watches and warnings go to www.weather.gov Models are mostly the same as yesterday with the exception of more snow in KY and WVA. Ice and extreme cold will be the story.

01/21/2026

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01/01/2026

12/01/2025

Today, Nov 30th , is the last day of the 2025 tropical storm season. A prediction of 13-15 for the season were average numbers. The 13 named storms/hurricanes we had was on the low end. Most curved North in the Atlantic, due to the position of the Bermuda high pressure area. Thank everyone for following along and pas the word.

11/03/2025

Looking at the tropics...quiet. A reminder that the tropical season goes through Nov 30th. I don't see anything in the models, but always watch.

10/28/2025

Hurricane Melissa is emerging of the North Coast of Jamaica. Winds are 145mph with higher gust. Damaging winds, life threatening Flash Flooding, and Storm Surge will continue thru the night in Jamaica and also Eastern Cuba. The last pic has the cone and warnings shown,

10/28/2025

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Southwestern Jamaica, near New Hope. Winds are 185mph with gust to 210mph. Movement is NE at 9mph. The eye diameter is 12 miles wide. This dangerous and strong Cat 5 hurricane will move across Eastern Cuba overnight tonight and into the Bahamas on Wednesday.

10/28/2025

Hurricane Melissa Update. The center of the extremely dangerous and life threatening hurricane is about 40 miles SE of Negril, Jamaica, moving NE at 9mph. Winds are 185 with gust to 210mph. The Cat % hurricane will make a landfall within several hours and the entire island of Jamaica will have Cat 5 conditions . Melissa will cross Jamaica today and Eastern Cuba tonight. This will remain a strong hurricane as it passes through the Bahamas Wednesday and Thursday. This is the third strongest storm in Atlantic history and the strongest to move over Jamaica. Looking at the constant lightning around the eyewall, that indicates numerous tornados embedded within. The devastation is going to be catastrophic.

10/27/2025

Just an FYI. Earlier this afternoon NOAA and USAF(R) hurricane Lockheed 3D Orion aircraft were on missions to investigate and collect data within Hurricane Melissa, a Cat 5 hurricane. The NOAA aircraft encountered severe turbulence creating some damage to the plane. They immediately cancelled their mission and returned to Lakeland Linder airport. A reminder that the men and women put their lives on the line each time they fly through a hurricane. and a Cat 4 and 5 hurricane really bounces the plane around as well as those inside. Showing the planes complete track.

10/27/2025

Melissa Update; at 11AM the center of Cat % Hurricane Melissa is 145 miles South of Kingston, Jamaica. Winds are 170mph. Movement is meandering. The hurricane is forecast to move over Jamaica tonight and Tuesday and over Eastern Cuba on Tuesday night before moving off to the Northeast.

10/26/2025

Tropical Update; Hurricane Melissa is a Cat 4 hurricane. the center is located 110 miles South of Kingston Jamaica moving West at 5mph. Winds are 140 mph. Life threatening flash flooding and mudslides will effect Jamaica, Haiti, and Eastern Cuba through Tuesday. This is a slow moving dangerous hurricane. Otherwise, mid-week an area of low pressure will develop again off the Carolina's Coast.. This will bring coastal hazards such as coastal flooding and high winds(30-40mph) as well as rip currents through the week ahead. This will move North and have coastal effects along the entire US East Coast.

10/24/2025

Still watching Tropical Storm Melissa, as we will be for the coming days. Im showing the forecast track/cone that will be. Melissa is currrently about 200 miles SE of Kingston, Jamaica. Its meandering around at 1-2 mph. Winds are 45mph. This will stay in the general area of Jamaica until Wednesday, when it will begin a NE track. Life threatening flooding and mudslides have and will occur in the Jamaica, Haiti, DR region.