Water temperatures and lower wind shear could produce more storms than average this upcoming season.

After a stormy Sunday, when many cities across the Peninsula experienced severe storms or flooding, the week starts with a higher risk of severe weather for the Panhandle and more storms possible for parts of the Peninsula.

It wasn't a hurricane, but it acted like one. Raging across Florida's Big Bend, leaving a trail of destruction, thousands without homes, catastrophic storm surge and dozens of deaths.

A bil seeking to ban geoengineering and weather modification in Florida is swiftly moving through the state legislature. The bill, proposed by state Senator Ileana Garcia, R-Miami, would eliminate the use of experimental technology that attempts to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Rain chances increase for the first half of the week, but not everyone will get the much-needed rain. The drought persists.

There are very low humidity levels, and the incoming cold front will bring another round of strong winds and a push of extra dry air, worsening the fire danger.

The tropics seem to have received an early wake-up call. There is a system located to the northeast of the Caribbean with a low chance of developing within the next 48 hours.

Hazardous marine conditions this week for beachgoers. Another front is on the way on Thursday.

Florida received a fair coating of rain on Monday with that low-pressure system that dissected the state. Many received around twp inches, while the Keys flooded.

The same system that has produced torrential rains along the Gulf Coast is now moving toward Florida. This storm will affect the entire peninsula, but the highest rainfall will stay over South Florida, probably producing some flooding.