Florida water parks close as near-freezing temperatures sweep the state

It is tough to enjoy the water park when temperatures dip into the 30s and 40s, no matter how much sun is shining. As a wave of arctic air sweeps across Central Florida, several of the theme park water parks have temporarily closed.

2024 tropical storm recap
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills looks at the 2024 tropical storm plot as the active season comes to an end.

Hurricane Helene-damaged Madeira Beach school partially reopens amid reservations from parents

After more than two months of displacement following Hurricane Helene, middle-grade students at Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8 will return to campus on Monday. The return signals the first phase of reopening at the school. 

Tampa weather | Monday morning forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills says Monday will be sunny without a chance of rain and a high of 67 degrees.

Tampa weather | Cool temperatures continue
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes has the latest on how long this cold front could last.

When does winter really start? It depends on who you ask

When does winter start? It depends who you ask, because meteorological season's start date is different than the winter solstice.

FEMA disaster recovery centers no longer open on Sundays

For almost two months, dozens of temporary FEMA disaster recovery centers across the state have been operating 12 hours a day - seven days a week.

Anglers gather for an extended red snapper season

Bay Area recreational anglers are seeing a 17-day extended red snapper season after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Tampa weather | Cooler temperatures continue
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes has the latest weather forecast heading into December.

2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season: 'Hyperactive' season with 3 landfalling hurricanes in Florida

As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Saturday, it will indeed go down in the books as a "hyperactive" season that, despite not quite reaching the lofty forecasts for record-breaking activity given in the spring, still reached well-above-average levels, according to researchers at Colorado State University (CSU).

Tampa weather | Cool, calm & damp in Tampa Bay
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FOX 13's Chief Meteorologist forecasts cool temperatures in the Tampa Bay region as a cold front approaches. Highs in the upper 60s are expected this weekend.

Tropics are calm with one day left in hurricane season
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says the busy 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which heavily impacted Florida, is coming to a much quieter end. The official season ends Nov. 30.

Tampa weather | Cold front moving into Florida
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber has your Black Friday forecast, including a look at the cold front set to bring much cooler temperatures to the Bay Area.

Tampa weather | Warm Thanksgiving
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg has your Thanksgiving forecast, with warm temperatures in the Tampa Bay area before a cold front arrives.

No activity in the tropics this Thanksgiving
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says the final days of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be quiet. No tropical formation is expected in the next seven days, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tampa weather | Warm ahead of next cold front
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Thanksgiving will be partly cloudy and warm, with our next cold front on the way in time for the weekend.