JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – You’ve regularly seen us sharing your photos and video of the beauty of our community, cute pets, holiday decorations and breaking news shard on StormPins via our weather app or on News4Jax.com. Since we’re regularly using it for more than severe weather, sunrises and rainbows, we’ve outgrown the StormPins name. SnapJax simply expands the brand to encourage you to use beyond weather photos. When severe weather hits, alert others with pins of stormy weather or storm damage. The News4Jax team and our meteorologist will be watching what photos and video come in and we’ll share the best on air and online.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Looking back at 2020, the rainy year was marred with record levels of humidity. Arlington: 58.80 inches (+7.14 inches above normal). The year coincided with the highest humidity on record for both Arlington and Gainesville, which boosted atmospheric moisture. Warmer air can hold more moisture, leading to extra rainy days especially during the hot parts of the month. More heavy rain days are due in part to increases in water vapor.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The climate report from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville states that 2020 was the warmest and most humid year on record. These weather conditions are compared to temperature records that go back to 1974 and rainfall records back to 1998. The average temperature in 2020 was 71.9° ( +3.0°F above normal), just ahead of 71.8° back in 2015. The highest peak wind speed was 53 mph on Feb. 6, 2020. The peak wind speed of 50 mph on Dec. 24, 2020, was the highest all-time for the month of December.

This past weekend left many across Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida with frozen grass and dead plants due to hard freeze conditions. Starting Saturday morning, photos of frozen plants were flowing in on StormPins, along with questions on what to do with the now brown/dead plants. Amanda Herrera-Hernandez with Liberty Landscape Supply went through the steps to keep your plants healthy through the winter and what to do with the dead parts. This dead part of the plant will protect further growth through the rest of winter. Liberty Landscape Supply also has some blog posts on how to help treat cold damaged plants and what materials to use to cover your plants.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Today was chilly -only topping out in the mid 50s under sunny skies. We are in for an even colder night tonight and most of our areas are under a Frost Advisory until 9a.m. Temperatures should get down into the mid to low 30s, but not many will dip below 32°. Thursday marks the beginning of a warming trend, we wake up in the chilly low 40s and warm up into the cool upper 60s under sunny skies. We wake up in the chilly mid 40s and warm up to 70° for an afternoon high under mostly sunny skies.

As Tropical Storm Eta sped across Florida early Thursday, Insider Shawn Gorman shared a StormPin showing a decades-old barometer that once belonged to his grandparents. And, as it turns out, Eta isn’t the first storm the family heirloom has survived. He said the barometer went down as the storm neared Jacksonville. My grandparents said when they lost radio/power, so they used this to monitor the storm.”RELATED: Share your Pins! If your photo is selected, you might see it featured in a forecast or in the Weather Insider newsletter.

The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Indianapolis Colts 27-20 Sunday afternoon at TIAA Bank Field. To kick off the regular season, News4JAX Insider and The Mark Brunell Show brought the tailgate and commentary directly to your living room or the palm of your hand. Like the game, the Insiders-only virtual watch party got underway at 1 p.m. The virtual event was completely free. To sign up for News4JAX Insider, go to “My Insider” to see your Profile Page and click on the link that says: “Join Mark & Cole’s Jaguars game watch party” for details.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The dog walking forecast is back and there is a new way to get a photo of your dog featured on the forecast. You can open the app up, add a picture of your dog, type your dog’s name in the caption and drop the pin. You can also follow these same instructions on the website News4JAX.com/pinsThe Weather Authority meteorologists will show different dog pictures during the day during the dog walk forecast, you’ll get an email if your picture is selected. Make sure your pet is visible in the box outlineNow that you’ve got the photo, it’s time to select the pin type and add your dog’s name. Add your dog's name and the pin type Dog DaysCan’t wait to see all of your cute dogs!

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. As if you needed another reason to dote on your pup, heres one more: Wednesday is National Dog Day. So, share pictures of your dog with us through StormPins. If yours is chosen, it could be featured during The Weather Authoritys Dog Walk Forecast. SHARE: Submit your photos (canine or otherwise) to StormPinsRELATED: How to get your dog featured on the Dog Walk ForecastNo dog at home? Whatever way you plan to celebrate, wed love to see your dog pictures.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Weve added a new category to StormPins, our photo and video sharing tool on The Weather Authority app and on News4Jax.com. Select camera or photosThat will pull up two options, a camera icon and a photos icon. If you havent taken the photo yet, choose the camera icon to take the photo. If you have already taken the photo, select the photos icon to choose which photo or video to upload. Once you are done with that, select the words Drop Pin at the top right hand corner of the screen.