A familiar summer visitor is making its way back across the Atlantic. A plume of Saharan dust is expected to arrive in Central Florida late Thursday and linger into the weekend, bringing hazier skies, fewer storms, and hotter temperatures.

National Hurricane Center highlights are off Florida coast for possible development

The NHC has highlighted two areas of interest in the Atlantic

Highs once again hitting the mid-upper 90s.

Tropical Storm Arthur has officially formed near the middle Texas coast, becoming the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

“Feels like” temperatures climbing over 100 degrees.

The first system of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is officially here. The system, which was designated as Invest 90L over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, has been designated Potential Tropical Cyclone One by the National Hurricane Center.

NHC is tracking Invest 90L, the first invest designation of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, as it moves into the northwestern Gulf with a 60% chance of development. Life threatening flooding remains the biggest concern for parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Current El Niño could rival the strongest in history

Pope Leo XIV has traveled to the Canary Islands, an epicenter of the European migration debate.

NHC Monitoring Bay of Campeche

NHC Monitoring Bay of Campeche

As we move into hurricane season, we are beginning to watch a potential area of tropical development that could emerge in the Gulf by the middle of June.

Temperatures remain steamy with heat indices near 100 degrees

On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction halting activities under exempted fishing permits, or EFPs, that had authorized the 2026 state recreational red snapper seasons in the South Atlantic.

Meteorologists predict a developing El Nino could dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't eliminate storms.

According to DeSantis, NOAA approved Florida’s request earlier this month through an exempted fishing permit pilot program, giving the state more authority over Atlantic recreational red snapper management.

We’re starting to see some of the first signs that the tropics are waking up as hurricane season closes in.

Rip currents occur all year round in Florida, but they become more noticeable in the summer when more people venture out into the warmer water.

Rounds of soaking rain and gusty winds remain in the forecast Thursday as a stubborn setup keeps bands of showers moving in off the Atlantic.

Much-needed rain is expected to continue across parts of Central Florida through at least the middle of the week. Here's what to expect.

AI-driven models led both track and intensity predictions in the 2025 Hurricane Season, outperforming traditional models and highlighting the growing role of artificial intelligence in hurricane forecasting.

Expect Friday to be a close match to what Central Florida saw Thursday.

A high risk of rip currents is in effect, with possible beach erosion

This stowaway truly was sly as a fox.

If you like the 80s, Florida is the place to be this week!

It's already hot and humid, and yet it feels like only yesterday we said goodbye to cold temps. Meteorological spring started March 1. Here's what to expect for the March.

Knowing how to identify a rip current and safely escape could mean the difference between life and death.

Hurricane Melissa just made more Atlantic basin history.

A video of Reggae, a 33-year-old Atlantic harbor seal at the New England Aquarium, hugging and fetching a rubber duck has drawn attention on social media.

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From the mid-80s to wind chills in the 20s in just a matter of days. What are you doing, Florida?

While we’re still quite a ways out from the official start of hurricane season, and even more so from the climatological peak, but here are key variables we are looking at for hurricane season.

Fishing charters and anglers along Florida’s coast are celebrating the first step in a big win in the long battle over Atlantic red snapper season.

With the arrival of February, we've seen winter cranked all the way up to the max. But it won't be lasting for much longer.

Thousands of homes and businesses across northern France and southern England are without power and residents faced widespread travel delays after a storm swept in off the Atlantic.

Monday and your week ahead don't look bad at all! As we come out of the holiday season and get back to the grind, with work returning full swing, kids going back to school, our local weather will be bouncing around a bit alongside us. Here's what the next seven days have in store!

On Christmas Eve in Cocoa Beach, Santa didn’t need snow or a sleigh. He grabbed a surfboard and hit the waves, Florida style.

It's more of the same in Central Florida as we near Christmas and look ahead to a cold start next week.

A slight change in the weather pattern is setting up across the area.

The warming has brought us back into familiar Florida territory today with many of us seeing high temperatures around 80 some-odd degrees in town. As we get into the first couple of days of December, rain chances rapidly rise and fall alongside our temperatures all over again. We're tracking a few upcoming rain makers that could impact your work/school week.

Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 114 people in the Philippines and left even more people missing as it moved on to slam Vietnam.

An analysis from World Weather Attribution reports human-caused climate change intensified the winds and rainfall unleashed by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.

A driver has rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the holiday island of Ile d’Oléron, off the west coast of France, leaving at least two people in a critical condition and three others injured.

Hurricane Melissa has secured its place in weather history.

Hurricane Melissa has secured its place in weather history.

What’s going on, guys?! Meteorologist Jonathan Kegges back with you for another hurricane season.

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warming oceans linked to climate change.

There are two areas being watched closely by the National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center is highlighting two areas in the Atlantic. What you need to know about the chances of development over the next week.

Brevard County has figured out a way to make swimming safer despite the dangers caused by weather. the

Eyes are on a tropical wave moving west through the Atlantic for potential development in the central Caribbean.

The tropical wave highlighted in the Main Development Region for up to a 50 percent chance of formation within the next seven days has received the designation invest 97L. Where's it headed and how strong will it become, coming at you here.

Flood threat remains elevated along Central Florida’s coast during high tide

Two tropical systems are active in the Atlantic.

Tropical Storm Raymond has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Tropical Storm Jerry is moving quickly across the Atlantic and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Thursday, while a weak disturbance in the Bay of Campeche could bring heavy rain and gusty winds to southern Mexico.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Jerry has strengthened in the Atlantic Ocean on a path toward the Caribbean.

What’s going on, guys?! Meteorologist Jonathan Kegges back with you for another hurricane season.

Conditions are becoming more favorable for development, with a good chance the system could become a tropical depression by midweek.

Relief from the heat may finally be on the horizon, with a cold front expected to bring cooler, more comfortable temperatures by the weekend.

Favorable conditions could allow gradual strengthening, with a tropical depression likely to form this week as the system moves west across the central Atlantic.

A flood watch is in effect for Volusia and Brevard counties until Sunday morning.

A team of excavators has found $1 million in treasure from a centuries-old Spanish shipwreck off a stretch of Florida known as the “Treasure Coast.”.

There’s a bit more to this setup than meets the eye.

A stretch of soggy and windy weather is setting up along Florida’s east coast through the weekend.

We're getting close to the final stretch of time regarding the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. While it has been slower than initially perceived, we've had some pretty monstrous storms out there. Thankfully they've stayed away. Will our luck continue to hold? I want to break that down for you today, especially as we tend to shift gears at about this point in time regarding where we monitor for potential named storm development.

Six unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed into the Atlantic ocean.

Central Florida braces for coastal hazards as tropical storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto move offshore, with high winds, surf advisories, and rain chances in the latest Pinpoint Weather forecast.

Hurricane Humberto is no stranger to the Atlantic — and if you think you’ve heard the name before, you’re not wrong.

With a storm expected to run parallel to the Atlantic coast, Brevard County is now under a tropical storm watch.

Crews have been preparing for a weather system forecast to hit South Carolina as a hurricane early next week.

Crews are preparing for a weather system forecast to near South Carolina as a hurricane early next week.

This hurricane season just did something that hasn’t been done in 90 years.

It’s expected to become Imelda on Sunday.

Though the storm isn’t expected to make a direct hit, officials say it could stir up rough surf and rip currents along the shoreline.

A tropical system in the southwestern Atlantic is quickly organizing as chances grow for for Invest 94L to develop into Imelda.

The NHC will begin issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Humberto.

There’s a lot happening in the Atlantic.

There are two tropical waves in the Atlantic basin worth noting.

The Atlantic hurricane season remains active, with multiple systems being monitored.

The peak of hurricane season is here and right on cue, the Atlantic basin is staying active.

Gabrielle has rebound pretty spectacularly, now a symmetrical tropical storm out in the central Atlantic. Conditions are continuing to improve for further organization, and I do think this becomes our second hurricane of the season by tonight at 11pm if not when we wake up first thing tomorrow morning.

The NHC is monitoring a disorganized tropical wave over the eastern Atlantic and giving it a low chance of development. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Gabrielle continues spinning over the open water.

The Atlantic is starting to look more like September.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle may look weak now, but don’t write the system off just yet.

We have two overlapping areas of interest for tropical waves that are coming off Africa. One wave is already over open water and another is back behind it. Here's the latest.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed in the Atlantic, becoming our next named storm of the hurricane season.

The Atlantic is showing signs of life again.

The Atlantic is showing signs of life again.

Tropical Depression 7 Forms In Atlantic

Gradually, Central Florida is heading back into a more September feel.

We've moved through the peak of the hurricane season, and while September is the traditional busiest month of a tropical season, we've yet to see any named storms since Fernand petered off in the North Atlantic weeks ago. We have two areas of interest on the board, one of which is designated as 92L, but what's next after this?

A tropical wave moving across the central Atlantic.

A tropical depression could form by mid to late week as conditions become more favorable.

There’s some early activity brewing in the far eastern Atlantic and while there’s no immediate threat, it’s something to keep an eye on as we head into the new week.

A new tropical wave is set to move off the west coast of Africa.

A tropical wave is expected to move off the coast of Africa soon, and conditions look favorable for possible tropical formation

We’ve officially hit the peak of hurricane season in the Atlantic. So how does this season compare to the last five seasons?

We're fast approaching what could seal the fate of pre-season forecasts for the 2025 hurricane season.