We can’t completely rule out the rain, but coverage will be at less than 20% heading into the weekend.

It is going to be feeling a lot like summer across Central Florida has the heat, humidity and tropical moisture returns for your Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael enters the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Rafael continues to strengthen as it moves through the Caribbean.

A small pulse of moisture is expected to move in off the Atlantic Monday afternoon increasing chances for scattered showers up to 20-30%.

At 1200 AM CST (0600 UTC), the center of Hurricane Rafael was located near latitude 24.7 North, longitude 87.5 West. Rafael is moving toward the west near 9 mph (15 km/h), and a general westward to...

The National Hurricane Center has designated an area of disturbed weather in the Caribbean as Invest 97L.

Monitoring the southwestern Caribbean closely for tropical development in the next few days.

There is a medium chance for tropical development in the next seven days.

Coral reefs are in the midst of an ecological crisis and are at risk of extinction, according to the United Nations Capital Development Fund.

NASA says an astronaut has been released from the hospital after returning from space.

While another tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico is possible within in the next week to ten days, there is a lot of misinformation going around.

Peter Dodge flew hundreds of missions into hurricanes as a radar specialist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton has powered into a very rare threat that is flirting with experts’ worst fears.

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Ferocious Hurricane Milton is charging its way across the Gulf Coast with Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, in its sights.

While fluctuations in intensity are expected, Milton is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane through landfall in Florida.

Hurricane Milton is a rare one.

As of now, Orlando is in the direct path of Hurricane Milton, a major storm expected to bring a lot of damage to the state.

Central Florida experiences rain as Tropical Storm Milton strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico. Residents are advised to prepare for worsening conditions.

Most of Florida is in the latest forecast cone of Tropical Storm Milton, which is forecast to become a hurricane and strike the state.

Florida impacts expected mid-week.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.

Chances for tropical system drenching Florida increasing.

How much rain will Central Florida get?

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The National Hurricane Center has once again increased chances for tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico.

Central Florida may still see some tropical moisture moving in from the Gulf next week

An area of low pressure from the Gulf of Mexico is tracking toward Florida, bringing a surge of tropical moisture to the state by the end of the weekend.

A weak stalled front over Central Florida will keep the area unsettled for a few more days with rain chances remaining elevated Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.

A historic ocean liner that ferried immigrants, Hollywood stars and heads of state may soon find its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

The calendar might say Oct. 1, but local and tropical weather is looking a lot more like early September as plenty of tropical moisture surges in over the next several days.

Central Floridians should closely watch the progress of this area as an area of low pressure is expected to lift north into the southern Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week.

An area of low pressure is expected to form in the Caribbean this week, moving into the Gulf of Mexico where it could develop further, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center has highlighted the western Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico for more potential tropical development.

An area that the National Hurricane Center has identified with a medium chance for tropical development has a high interest because it could become a storm this week in the Gulf of Mexico.

Helene was a historic storm, marking the strongest landfall since 1851.

Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state’s Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia.

According to AAA, gas prices have been sliding recently, but the rapid intensification of Hurricane Helene appears to be having an effect.

News 6′s Erik Sandoval and Megan Neeley are in Taylor County, part of the Big Bend area where Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall shortly.

Helene has strengthened into a hurricane with forecasters warning that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.

Residents are preparing for a potential impact from an approaching tropical system less than a month after flash flooding near the Wadeview Park neighborhood.

Exact path and intensity remains a bit uncertain until we have a official defined system to track.

Trends show Invest 97L moving into the Gulf of Mexico around midweek.

Everyone from Louisiana to Florida should stay tuned for updates

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor three areas for potential tropical development in the next 2-7 days.

A billionaire spacewalker is back on Earth.

Francine is weakening after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane as it heads far inland from the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Francine has slammed into Louisiana as a dangerous Category 2 storm, knocking out power to more than a quarter million customers and threatening a large stretch of the Gulf Coast with flooding and destructive winds.

Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana.

A disturbance moving into the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become a tropical storm Monday as it heads toward the coast near Texas and Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The NHC anticipates this system to become a tropical storm by Monday.

The National Weather Service says a tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane.

A messy cluster of thunderstorms in the southwest Gulf might turn into a tropical system next week.

After weeks of no activity across the Atlantic Basin, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, the area now has three tropical disturbances being monitored.

A tropical wave over parts of Cuba and The Bahamas is expected to bring more tropical moisture to parts of Florida this weekend.

Tropical Storm Debby continues to make its way through the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to rapidly strengthen into a hurricane before reaching the Florida coast.

Tropical depression 4 strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby on Saturday as the storm continued to move through Gulf of Mexico toward Florida.

TD 4 is expected to become Tropical Storm Debby on Saturday.

So far this season, we’ve had two tropical storms and one major hurricane. But it's set to get even busier this month.

A tropical wave could bring big-time rain to Florida as it continues its path through the Atlantic.

All eyes remain on the tropics for the weekend as we continue to monitor the progress of a broad tropical wave approaching the Lesser Antilles.

Beryl has moved into the the Gulf of Mexico and is taking aim at the south Texas coast, after battering Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

The disturbance known as Invest 94L, has organized into a tropical depression in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas for possible tropical development.

Tropical Storm Alberto, the season’s first named storm, has weakened as it moves inland over northeast Mexico — but not before bringing heavy rains to the parched region and leaving at least three dead.

Tropical Storm Alberto is rumbling toward northeast Mexico as the first named storm of the season, carrying heavy rains that left three people dead but also brought hope to a region suffering under a prolonged, severe drought.

Tropical Storm Alberto developed over the Gulf of Mexico, marking the first named storm of the season.

Between a developing system in the southwest Gulf of Mexico and an area of high pressure over New England, stiff winds off of the Atlantic will help to produce scattered downpours.

What has been perceived as a quiet start to the 2024 hurricane season is now showing signs of becoming more active.

A disturbance in the southwest Gulf of Mexico has now been designated Potential Tropical Cyclone 1.

We're watching an area in the Bay of Campeche for tropical development that could funnel moisture into Central Florida through the next several days.

Central American Gyres play a crucial role in the formation of tropical cyclones in the regions surrounding Central America.

The National Hurricane Center now has two highlighted areas, both originating in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Get ready for another rainy day in Central Florida.

The National Hurricane Center highlights an area of low pressure over the eastern Gulf of Mexico for potential tropical development.

We’ll be monitoring a broad low-pressure area in the eastern Gulf of Mexico late this week and over the weekend (June 15-17).

Authorities are warning of shark dangers along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where three people were hurt in two separate shark attacks.

Parts of Brevard and Osceola counties have now reached severe drought status. Widespread relief, however, finally appears to be in sight.

SpaceX is targeting Thursday for the fourth flight test of its gargantuan Starship launch vehicle in Texas.

A piece of debris found in rural North Carolina is believed to be space junk, experts say.

Two Florida beaches make a top 10 list.

Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the US South has left millions sweltering, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees.

Scientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history.

The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs.

Here's your forecast for the Orlando area.

Reef scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans.

This shortcut would have linked the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico through the heart of Florida – and it was more than a quarter of the way completed before being abandoned.

Rain falls across the Orlando area, but how long will it stay?

While El Niño is expected to hang on through spring, La Niña is forecast to rapidly develop by summer.

Four astronauts from four countries are back on Earth after catching a ride from the International Space Station with SpaceX.

A 14-foot-long white shark might not be something swimmers want to see at the beach.

This decades-old mystery was finally solved, according to researchers. And it had nothing to do with flying saucers.

A handful of super powerful tropical cyclones in the last decade has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6.

Central Florida will stay unsettled for another day.

Here’s why the weekend storm isn't being highlighted by the National Hurricane Center

Oil companies have offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico after courts rejected the Biden administration’s plans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species.

What's it going to be like on the big day?

As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s southeast coast.