Weather

The record lowest temperature ever recorded in Key West is 41 degrees. But the weather station there was recently called on to help out with a NASA study on understanding snow bands.

A Florida Gulf Coast University associate professor and expert in climate change says warming temperatures could continue to produce conditions that caused seven tornadoes to touch down in Southwest Florida on Sunday.

The cold front has brought gusty winds to the greater Tampa Bay region and will cause temperatures to plummet Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Portions of Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Sarasota counties were under a tornado warning and a Coastal Flood Statement is in effect from Tarpon Springs to the north as the front will produce powerful storms, dangerous winds and rough surf.

In an on overview published ahead of its full report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that 2021 ranked the third costliest on record for such events.

After a chance of rain, the front will bring brisk northerly winds and highs only in the mid 60s and lows into the 30s in some areas.

Temperatures are expected to plunge over parts of the Sunshine State in the wake of the storm line.

It is set to bring heavy rains, strong winds, and the threat of tornadoes on Tuesday, the official first day of winter. It will leave cooler weather ahead of Christmas.

La Niña is going to lead to drier and warmer conditions across the Sunshine State during the winter months, which could help fuel an active wildfire season.

Power outages that followed Hurricane Irma affected 28,000 residents of Florida's nursing homes — and led to a 25% increase in deaths a week after the storm made landfall in September 2017.

Expect high temperatures to reach into the lower and middle 80s through the weekend.

There were 21 tropical storms, seven hurricanes and four major hurricanes this year in the Atlantic basin. Florida was largely spared the worst.