Tracking the Tropics

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Friday marks the first day of the two-day red snapper season in the Atlantic. News4JAX spent the day on the water with members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation and the American Sportfishing Association (ASA).

With $10,000 at stake and no boundaries along the Atlantic, anglers have a better shot at landing the biggest red snapper in Mayport's expanded tournament.

The latest update from the National Hurricane Center shows an area of low pressure could develop along a weakening frontal boundary near Florida or the Atlantic coast of the southeastern United States by this weekend.

The tropical Atlantic is heating up again and the forecast calls for an active hurricane season. These hurricanes could be more intense than usual. One key reason is the dramatic warming in the Arctic.

Tropical weather could impact 4th of July weekend

Tracking the tropics and your weekend forecast

The national Hurricane Center has begun issuing advisories on the first tropical storm of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season.

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Andrea is expected to weaken quickly and become a post-tropical low soon.

Monitoring a low pressure system in the Atlantic

Watching the tropics

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If you liked yesterday’s weather, you’ll love today’s weather. A very similar dynamic is at play, as the afternoon showers will be more isolated along the I-95 corridor as the East Coast sea breeze moves inland.

After weeks of strong afternoon storms, Saturday will bring some relief from those summer-like systems.

The Atlantic remains calm for Jacksonville, with hot days and some afternoon storms forecast locally, according to News4JAX's meteorologist. Get the latest on storm risks, temperature trends, and rainfall expectations.

Afternoon showers and high humidity are expected to continue across Jacksonville, driven by the Gulf and Atlantic sea breezes.

2025 hurricane forecasts will lack Saildrone data as NOAA pauses use of ocean drones that provide critical air-sea interface measurements for storm prediction.

Summer starts Friday

Expect showers and stormy weather to affect our southern counties in Northeast Florida around lunchtime and into the afternoon before meandering into Southeast Georgia.

NOAA Fisheries announced changes to the management of red snapper in the South Atlantic, including expanding the one-day fishing event to two days.

Two days into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, and the National Hurricane Center is already monitoring an area of potential development.

As a massive plume of Saharan dust makes its way from Africa and across the Atlantic, it could impact Florida in multiple ways.

Saharan Desert Dust heading toward Florida

Temperatures return to average briefly after the cold front moves through

Hot and humid with afternoon storms

A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds, Pennywise was too large to fit their equipment.

With warmer-than-normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic.

NOAA forecasts 13 to 19 named storms for the upcoming 2025 hurricane season (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of these, 6 to 10 are expected to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 5 major hurricanes (category 3, 4, or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher).

Tropical Outlooks form the NHC start.

Microsoft has pledged to fight any U.S. government order to halt data center operations in Europe, as it sought to soothe concerns among European customers that trans-Atlantic tensions would lead to service disruptions.

Dry and warm weather in the forecast for the Easter holiday weekend.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially retired the names Beryl, Helene, and Milton due to their destruction during the 2024 hurricane season.

The Colorado State University (CSU) has released its initial forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, predicting an above-average season with nine hurricanes. A total of 17 named storms are predicted along with 4 major Hurricanes.

Strong sea breezes in Northeast Florida this week as a sharp land-ocean temperature contrast drives gusty winds inland. Stay cautious of rip currents!

Expect a stormy Sunday as rain moves into our region, starting in the southern counties and moving to the north. Monday will be a Weather Authority Alert Day beginning at 2 p.m.

Cloudy Saturday, Soggy Sunday

Weather Authority Chief Meteorologist, Richard Nunn, has issued an Impact Day for Wednesday due to a swift-moving cold front heading our way.

Cloudiness will increase throughout the day as temperatures move into the mid-to-upper 60s, and our Northeast Florida inland southern counties in the low 70s.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a nail-biter to the end, keeping seasonal hurricane forecasters on the edge of their seats this past hurricane season. So how did they do in predicting the numbers?

Temperatures round out to the 70's today.

A partly sunny day ahead with breezy conditions and a few showers.

Thursday morning was a chilly one, yet again, in the 30’s and 40’s. That’s a 20-30 degree difference over 24 hours since Wednesday morning.

The East Coast is due for a whiplash-inducing rainy, windy and potentially dangerous stretch of weather.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing an end to a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, billions of dollars in damage and deaths and destruction hundreds of miles from where storms came ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen.

Two Areas to Watch in The Tropics

These current can kill you, please stay out of the Atlantic Ocean.

Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives.

While Kirk is approximately 2,452 miles away from Jacksonville, effects will be felt here by the weekend. Not your normal rain, wind and tropical event, but more like what surfers want to see: Atlantic coast waves.

A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe.

Tropical Depression Gordon and Potential Tropical Cyclone 8

Heavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn’t quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast.

You’ll want to pack the poncho and hold on to your Jags hats this afternoon. While we’re expecting scattered showers and the slight possibility of a thunderstorm, game time should be mostly cloudy, breezy, and warm.

Tropical Storm Francine, TD 7 and two other areas in the Atlantic

A Hurricane, High pressure and a pesky Front bring more Rain, Flooding

More rain means more of a risk for damage, due to winds

A few isolated pop-ups are possible

Active season so far and the peak has yet to come.

Models show consistent with a storm developing in the next 7 days

Multiple counties in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are eligible for federal assistance after Tropical Storm Debby.

A hot day with the potential for tropical development in the Atlantic

Debby moves north, Another system develops in the Atlantic

Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina.

Showers taper off, muggy evening ahead

Heat Index Advisory posted

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead.

Hurricane Beryl is the strongest Atlantic hurricane reached so early in the calendar year. Hurricane strikes this early in the season are virtually unheard of when hit Grenada Monday in the Lesser Antilles.

Hurricane Beryl is bearing down on the southeast Caribbean as a powerful Category 3 storm after previously becoming the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm waters.

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status as it crosses islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

Animal rescuers were trying to keep dozens of dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod after 125 of the creatures earlier stranded themselves.

Light rain in the morning, stormy weather in the afternoon

Beryl has grown into a hurricane in the Atlantic and is forecast to strengthen into a major storm as it nears the Caribbean.

Watching Two Trouble Spots in the Tropics

A low pressure system off the Atlantic coast will not develop into a cyclone but rain remains

Two areas of possible Tropical development

Scientists are trying to determine why bird flu kills some animals quickly but leads to mild illnesses in others.

U.S. stocks hung around their record levels as Wall Street remained relatively quiet following another slide in Europe.

The total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by farming has topped the amount fished in the wild from the world’s waters for the first time ever.

The first weekend of the summer kicked off, and hundreds of people visited the beaches as the beach renourishment project continues in Jacksonville Beach.

1912 Ocean Bar & Rooftop boasts breathtaking views of the Atlantic, offering both indoor and outdoor seating. Situated on the second and third floors of a brand-new venue at Sawgrass Marriott's Cabana Beach Club, the bar presents a menu that highlights fresh seafood, an assortment of small plates, elevated cocktails, and a curated selection of wines.

1912 Ocean Bar & Rooftop boasts breathtaking views of the Atlantic, offering both indoor and outdoor seating. Situated on the second and third floors of a brand-new venue at Sawgrass Marriott's Cabana Beach Club, the bar presents a menu that highlights fresh seafood, an assortment of small plates, elevated cocktails, and a curated selection of wines.

Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina.

Natural disasters are common in Florida and with hurricane season approaching, it’s a good time to stock up on the supplies you might need.

Florida’s property insurance market is showing signs of stabilization, according to the president of the Florida Senate. However, experts fear that an “explosive Atlantic hurricane season” predicted for this year could pose a threat to that positive trend.

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 goal is to address erosion caused by tropical storms Ian and Nicole.

Record water temps are warmer than last year and are hotter earlier where hurricanes form most often in the Atlantic's peak season.

Colorado State University’s (CSU) preseason hurricane forecast could potentially have a detrimental effect on Florida’s property insurance rates.

Clouds may spoil the view for many eclipse watchers.

North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun during a total solar eclipse.

Emergency services in Spain say four people have died in three separate incidents on Spain’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines after falling into the sea.

A passing cold front welcomes cooler temperatures before rain later this week.

For centuries, women in one English town have run a pancake race to mark the day before the start of Lent.

A Warm Workweek with a Few Showers Along the Way

Cloudy to cooler this week, frost returns

A busy Atlantic hurricane season is now coming to a close.

Temperatures this afternoon are topping out in the upper 70s to 80s inland with breeze easterly winds. Rip current risk has increased to a ‘high risk’ due to the gusty easterly winds between 10-15 gusting at 25.Tomorrow: Morning temperatures will drop to the mid-60s under mostly to partly cloudy skies.Temperatures will continue in and around normal for this time of year with Tuesday highs topping out in the upper 70s to 80s. Rest of the Week: Consistent weather pattern for the first few days of the week and with the gusty winds subsiding towards the end of the week. Slight rain chances possibly next week depending on how far north the moisture can reach us here in JAXTROPICS: Tropical Depression 20 has formed in the Caribbean but no local threat to FLHurricane tammy continues to move over the central Atlantic but also no threat locally.

A study says Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic in just 24 hours.

Tropical Storm Philippe is aiming for Bermuda on a path that would eventually take it to Atlantic Canada and eastern New England.