FPREN Weather

A strengthening El Niño could bring Florida a wetter, cloudier and stormier dry season. Here is why the risk of flooding, squall lines and tornadoes typically increases—especially across Central and South Florida.

Gradual development is possible this week, but it will likely take the whole week for anything to develop. Rain across Florida this week is due to a front and local effects.

Tropical downpours are expected this weekend across the western Florida Panhandle. Local flash flooding will be possible

The Atlantic has produced eight named storms in 2026—but no hurricanes. Here is how a strengthening El Niño helped create the historic lull and why the season’s shift toward the Caribbean and Gulf still matters for Florida.

October weather across Florida is usually warm, with lower precipitation chances. The tropics usually remains a concern through the month.

Florida finally has a meaningful opportunity to put a dent in its drought, but the same prolonged wet pattern that brings drought relief could also bring localized flooding and increasingly rough coastal conditions into next week.

King tides flooded roads, businesses and the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk across South Florida. Here is how the moon, warm water, onshore winds, porous limestone and a strengthening El Niño can combine to make Florida’s seasonal flooding worse.

Forecasters were tracking Tropical Storm Hanna in the central Atlantic, but similar to most systems in 2026, it will remain weak and stay clear of land.

Elevated tides could worsen drainage as moisture fuels scattered storms and heavy downpours beginning Tuesday. Also, the intense heat returns!

Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed in the far eastern Atlantic near the Cabo Verde Islands, but the cyclone is not expected to become a hurricane.

September lows in the 60s are unusual, and some parts of Florida will enjoy a crisp weekend with low chances of rain.

Following the Autumnal Equinox, the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) predicts above normal rainfall totals and temperatures across the entire state of Florida.