dora and inverness at 54 degrees. 13 degrees cooler at inverness than yesterday. tampa 4 degrees cooler and bradenton you are a degree warmer. this cold front will pass on through and that's going to allow the dryer air and the pleasant conditions all day. a little cooler tomorrow morning and all day tomorrow. highs in the upper 70s mo rainfall and next week as that front lingers around 10% rain chances for sunday, monday and tuesday. >>> pretty much congestion is the name of the game. not too many crashes. just typical slow and go traffic. heavier than normal. looking at 275 at fowler avenue and it is slow and it starts to slow down around pierce. are going out the door now otherwise a little longer. towards the howard frankland bridge a good drive. fouler heavy and southbound i- 75 coming away from the new tampa area is also very slow and you can see that it is southbound and not northbound. westbound through plant city getting heavy, just a little bit of a slowing start and starting to build on the howard franklin. and a crash at central. that's a look at weath

inverness 9 degrees cooler. so with this front keeping the light showers in about a 20% chance and the clouds aroundment tomorrow morning will be cooler in the front still clouds in the morning, the rest of the week looks sunny and dry. >>> and developing this morning out of hillsborough county at least 2 homes in the mango area were spray i spray painted with anti-trump messages. >> one suggested burning everything down. firefighters tell us a home next door appears to have start on enough but for those who live in this neighborhood it got worse knowing the person or people who likely started the fire may have done it because they're angry with president elect donald trump. >> i was just truly heartbroken, i feel like this is not going to be a good four years, you know, if we're going to have a civil war if this keep on, you know just nonsense. an aunt trump sentiment too vulgar for tv next to it the words burn everything with an arrow pointing directly at the home that burned. the damage quite minimal you can

cool this morning still 45 in inverness and brooksville, 55 in lakeland, 55 in north port. let me spread this out. there you can see where the cold air is funneling in. it's 21 in denver and there's the snow. and we're just kind of clear sunny skies all day today and basically tomorrow too. the front comes through. now, sunday and monday we'll be quite chilly and breezy. it just doesn't last long. we already see a warm up tuesday and wednesday ahead of a thanksgiving cold front that also isn't going to have impact on us. 67 sunday and 48 by monday morning. >>> all right. looking at traffic right now we're going to talk about sarasota. we've already got some construction that has cleared up. the construction t the on-ramp from southbound 75 that's clear also the construction on university is clear, but down herea little bit closer to clark northbound on i-75 we still have one lane taken away but not seeing any delays. we did have an issue northbound 275 coming off the howard frankland bridge right around kennedy everything has been cleared. we've got a good drive here. look

if you're out the door in inverness and crystal river, you could need the extra layer this morning. a little cool, crisp to start, generally a mix in the 60s this morning. false echoes on the radar this morning, just mid- and high southeast. we are under an hour away from the heart walk, 61 degrees at raymond james stadium this morning, and average temperatures overall with 79 today, overnight lows near average, 60 degrees. coming up, we'll look at details for the weekend and the workweek, coming up in a few minutes. >>> thank you very much. right now st. petersburg police are investigating the shooting in the 4600 avenue. investigators say a 20-year-old woman was shot and taken to the hospital but she is expected to survive. we are working on getting updates and we'll bring you that information as soon as we get it. >>> a deadly crash on u.s. 27 in polk county is under investigation. a pickup truck slammed into a semi's trailer as it was the scene. her 77-year-old husband was seriously injured and air lifted to a hospital in orlando. the semi truck driver was not injured. >>> a cle

otherwise this morning it is warm. 66 inverness. north port you are starting your day at 62 degrees. here is our sky cast as we start the day. notice, couple of extra clouds are streaming across and maybe even here? will continue on through the afternoon. 85 degrees around 4 pm. leslie will help you start your commute this morning. >> we have a couple of problems spots in pinellas county. we have good travel times through lakeland and pasco counties, but on the surface roads we do have an accident as i mentioned before but anyone on the list at 5th we do have injuries involved. the other one is still working a.. this is that charles avenue and state road 580. >>> on the campaign trail today, vice president joe biden will be back in tampa this morning campaign -- campaigning for hillary clinton . >> this comes with just 6 days left until election day and as democrats worry about one key part of their voter base science and industry in tampa. >> rhein, the democrats are trying to gain more black voter support. >>>> reporter: good morn

waking up with cool spots this morning, including inverness at 52, now down to 48 in crystal river, 63 in clearwater, milder along the coast. dew points are low in the 40s and 50s this morning. visibilities in and around crystal river, mainly north of i-4 could see a little patchy fog this morning. right now scattered clouds continue to work in through the area here. this mid- to upper level moisture, at the surface conditions are dry. dry air is not good for our friends in north georgia and parts of north carolina. in fact, in north carolina, crews are battling about 30 wildfires this morning. dry conditions and heavy they were not caused by weather but investigators believe an arsonist is to blame. firefighters fear the flames eventually will cover more than 2,000 acres. things are very bad in at this time. and of course drought conditions all over the southeast, really just plaguing them across the southeast u.s. overall conditions are dry for us as well right on through the weekend. early next week moisture starts chances by monday and tuesday. short-term, we stay quiet with high c

brooksville, inverness, double digits cooler than yesterday. that's south of i-4, and there's clouds around, and a watch what happens from now to 10:00 this morning. yeah, the clouds really start to erode, and we will see nothing but sunshine a few passing clouds, and a nice cool breeze from the north. and next week, a huge cooldown. leslee, how is traffic on the 8s. >> not too far away from davenport this is near u.s. 27. a collision on the side lanes, and we are not seeing delays. >>> now to southern sarasota county here, and this is the venice area, the southbound onramp to i-75 and the onramp is blocked, and if you want to head south, you can't take it because of construction that should wrap up in the next hour to hour and 15 minutes. ybor city. we are talk act the car that that's weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> we are learning more about the entertainment at the strawberry festival including weill lee nelson, scotty mccreery, patti labelle and famous for her music or sweet potato pie. it's available right now at

cases. 16 degrees colder than this time yesterday in inverness, 13 degrees colder in lakeland. once the sun comes up we'll see a lot of that sunshine. 8 a.m. temperatures will certainly be climbing up very quickly. 62 at noon. i'll have an 8-day temperature u . >>> we've got a pretty good drive out there. let's take a we're waking up to a sweet commute from downtown st. petersburg over to tampa only about 22 minutes on the interstate. overall the bay area bridges looking fantastic. howard frankland, skyway look good too. here's a live look at i-4, no delays, no congestion, traffic is very nice. >>> in an 8 on your side alert this morning parents headi to scoop up christmas gifts won't find one riding toy on store shelves. >> it reportedly burst into flames in the back of a pickup truck and toys "r" us are pulling it off store shelves. we're joined live from the toys "r" us store in brandon. do investigators have any idea what could have caused the fire? >> not just yet. toys "r" us claim they working with the manufacturer of the toy to grandparents in washington state scored a

we are chilly right now at inverness and brooksville. 59 in plan. city, and you can sigh the clouds pushing farther and the clouds are lingering, and a bit more below average this afternoon. the high, thin passing clouds, and another cool morning, but with the clear sky tomorrow, and then nothing but sunshine, and a great day, and temperatures up to 78 tomorrow. >>> the vets expressway. you saw on cat remarks looking great right now no delays, but hour. enjoy it while you can down to 275. no problems on the veterans expressway. hot u ward franklin bridge is a good drive as well. only taking 6 minutes to cross it. 7 across the courtney campbell causeway. now back to gene and gayle. >>> a new twist this morning to an eerie story. >> a story that ny been following. coming up, one of the convicted men in makerring a murderer is now free. why the judge overturned his sentence? that's next on news channel 8 today. carrabba's new meatball magnifico. and stuffed with delicious melted mozzarella. ? dramatic italian aria ? it's the most dramatic meatball you'

now our temperatures 66 degrees in lakeland, brooksville and inverness 61 degrees. a little cooler to the north northern areas are naturally a little cooler. we will talk more about that weekend forecast coming up. >>> still ahead, floridians overwhelmingly said yes to medical marijuana but what happens if your employer still says no? we're going to explore that legal dilemma coming up. >>> i have the conclusion into my investigation on a young man charged someone else's medical bills because law enforcement claims he looks exactly like thus else and i will let you decide. y25eiy y16fy we traveled the world sampling the best cheese for two reasons one, to bring them all back for you to enjoy and two, we got to each a bunch of publix deli specialty cheese. over 36 varieties to fall in love with. publix. where shopping is a pleasure. z25ehz z16fz y25ehy y16fy >>> florida said yes to medical marijuana on tuesday but slow down. your employer can still say no. jeff patterson reports this is a new area on the law and things still haven't been settled. >> reporter: when fl

and they're at inverness. hi guys. >> good morning. one of these is not like the other. >> yes, i'm not. >> murphy houston is with us. you've been doing this for a very long time too. >> it's something i look forward to. it's my honor to work with two lovely ladies. look at me. >> we want the kosi listeners to come out and help with 9 cares colorado shares. we're doing coats for colorado this year. so bring by new, very gently used coats. and here's the main thing. and it's a staple. it's the food. and it's going to be a beautiful day. we haven't seen a whole lot of winter weather. >> no, we have not. and adelle's like i don't see a cloud in the sky. complaining. usually when it's dry, it's windy. it's not even windy. the best weather is at this spot, inverness, it's beautiful here. >> the thing to remember is, you may not be thinking about people who will be needing food. and we are doing things like kathy is showing you here all these boxed items. canned goods, these have such long shelf lives. enfamil. and gently used toys as well.

inverness is cooler. plant city, brandon, 5 degrees cooler. and sunshine this afternoon, expecting below average temperatures. average is 78. i only expect us to get to 56, and then at 5:08, i will go specifically hour-by-hour through the day and tell you when the really cooler air will get here. first, let's get you through the morning commute. >> reporter: nothing will slow 275 is looking good all the way into downtown tampa on 275. as we move over to the ybor city area, more on this coming up a car went into a bar right there on 7th avenue, just east of 17th street, and one lane is tacken -- taken away. that's weather and traffic, and now back to gene for more. >> more on the breaking news, car drives straight into an ybor city bar. mary, we hear it's an active scene behind you. tell us what is going on. >> reporter: good morning to you gayle and gene. we just arrived here in ybor city, and it's an active scene. the car that drove into the bar is still there, and police officers are interviewing the subjects here. we are told it was around

and it is cool this morning. 45 in inverness, 55 lakeland. but let me show you what's happening across the country. there's that dip in temperatures 20s in denver and in rapid city right now. there's that first snowstorm of the season while we enjoy sunny skies again today. high pressure is in control and we'll say that way through tomorrow. tomorrow is still going to be a dry day. the cold front comes through saturday and much colder for sunday and monday. but hey we get a nice little warm up as we head closer to thanksgiving and then on thanksgiving another cold front. notice temperatures go down to 67 sunday, 48 monday morning, but then back up to 79 for thanksgiving. >>> how's traffic? >> we're flowing at pretty good speeds despite overnight construction in the sarasota area. a heads up westbound on university you're going to see a coup now, i just got word of an accident here right off the howard frankland bridge on 275 as you come off of it and apparently it's tying up a lane. i haven't found it yet on the cameras. i'll be keeping an ey

pete. 54 for new clearwater. 55 in brooksville. 54 in inverness to the south. temperatures near that 60-degree mark. 63 in venice. 56 in north port. 62 in sebring. and 60 out in lake placid. the satellite and radar not a leaving clear skies behind it. by the way, cold air pouring into the northeast and we have warm waters over the great lakes over lake ontario and lake erie. cold air over it and a lot in the way of lake-effect snow. couple of feet of lake-effect snow. futurecast shows through the overnight hours and into the day tomorrow. high pressure continuing to work in so again a cold start to the day tomorrow. another cold start to the day likely once we get beyond that, we start to see those temperatures moderate a bit. there is the next cold front kind of hanging out back there toward the middle of the week. may approach us as we head a little bit later on into the -- say next weekend or even beyond. here is the seven-day forecast, temperatures over the next couple of days slowly warming up. 69 for monday. 75 by tuesday. into the upper 70s as you head t

so if you step out the door in inverness right now, one of the cool spots, you're at 57. winter haven, though, you're 64, also intoar? sebring, 62 in apollo beach. so a pleasant morning and a little bit of fog in the forecast. this afternoon that east breeze has been with us for almost two weeks now, it's going to continue and it will be above average. look at the change, though. tomorrow we continue this east especially before lunchtime, still warm tomorrow as we track a cold front. it'll take it until friday afternoon to come through here, only a 20% rain chance when it does, but it will cool us down for the subpoenaed. don't forget we turn those clocks back saturday night. leslie. >>reporter: all right. we've got a good drive right now through new port richey and also in the palm harbor area. state road 54, things look great. also not seeing any delays on 19. again, the reason it is yellow for your morning commute here instead of green is you've got those trafli we're looking at here, and they look very good. here's a live look at i-4 right around the polk parkway, dow

in a few spots inverness, dade city, brandon low clouds. this really shouldn't las out. our air so dry and the cold front as strong as it is. i would expect it to come through rain-free. what you will notice by early evening between 6 and 8:00 maybe a couple of clouds and then winds picking up and turning cooler. so our weekend forecast is kind of 50/50. warm weather lovers like today, 79. 67 and breezy sunday waking up in the low 40s north of the bay. and warmer jackets coming out >>> time right now 6:32. sarasota police arrested a man for sexual battery on a teenaged girl and there could be more victims. 45-year-old fernando palimino is charged with three counts of sexual battery. the victim worked for him at the restaurant called encanto. he told her he was a massage therapist before inappropriately touching her. >>> tampa police make an arrest after a toddler was shot. 17-year-old open fired on the girl's father as he ran into an apartment in robles park village. 15 shots were fired and one them hit a 21-month-old in the leg. she is expected to be okay and police are

be carol wherever you're traveling this morning. 46 in inverness, and that's the cold spot this morning. 58 in bartow and 58 in venice this morning. going through the day, it's quiet. we're sitting ahead of the cold front and that's going to mean one more warm day. 62 this morning, 79 by the afternoon. lots of sun, clouds, but much colder by tomorrow morning. >>> right now green key park in pasco county is closed because of a possible missing body there. this search comes after police received a tip. jana jones has the latest details. >> reporter: this park is closed and will be closed for the rest of the weekend, i'm told. you can see law enforcement behind me, blocking off that into the park. initially new port richey police department got a tip yesterday afternoon saying there was a possible missing body here in this park. we sent eagle 8 up to check out the scene and you can see officials looking around and on the beach. the police department is working with forensic anthropologists from sfu. the sheriff's department says they are there is in fact a body located there. the search we

i'm slowly and only use your low beams. 59 right now in plant city, 60 tampa, 63 inverness. you are waking up to 57 north port. those temperatures getting back to 80 degrees, pretty similar to yesterday but those guys will likely become sunny again as we go through the afternoon. the fog dissipates by 9:00 this today, but tomorrow we have chance for showers. that will bring the next cold front. >>> a 5-year-old boy is dead after an atv accident. the boy was off -- on a ride with his father. we're joined live on the newsroom more details >> reporter: paramedics rushed 32-year-old father and his son to lakeland regional. gestural is recovering but his son did not make it. they were running on an atv and strawberry field when something went terribly wrong. joshua me to turn in the wheel -- field and accelerated. the front axle broke causing it to roll several times. the 5-year-old was wearing a a spokeswoman tells us the investigation is ongoing. joshua suffered a chest injury and possibly broken ribs. the accident happened very close to the family's home. >>> 2 people hurt aft

note brooksville, 48 degrees inverness and 53 in arcadia. no rain across florida but we have a cold front off to the north and west and that will be the big player over the next 12 to 24 hours. short-term, we stay with steady breezes here. that frontal boundary will hold off today, temperatures slightly above average to 79. tomorrow morning, 10 degrees below average. than that by monday morning. more on that coming up in a few minutes. >>> green key park is closed right now because there is a possible missing body there. this comes after police received a tip. >> reporter: good morning. this park is closed and you can see law enforcement behind me, making sure no one gets in. police received a tip sayings there was a missing body here in this park. as soon as we learned that information, we sent up eagle 8 to check out the scene. police are on and around the beach looking for that missing body. forensic anthropologists from usf are helping. the only thing the sheriff's office would tell us is they are working to confirm if there is in fact t

notice it is only 73 in inverness. 74 crystal river. 81 north port. there is the front that rolled through yesterday and brought us a very light rain. for the rest of the evening we're left wit wake up tomorrow. for saturday we have just a few clouds around for 50s to start the day -- upper 50s to start the day. temperatures will stay in the low 80s through the weekend . our next rain chance will be monday and tuesday were we could see a few showers developing. >>> coming up, baby panda twins winds the first time away from their mother . >> we will tell you what makes i've been thinking... new papa john's cinnamon pull-aparts covered with cinnamon crumble and sweet cream cheese icing. try our new cinnamon pull-aparts for just 6 bucks. papa john's. >>> let's take a look at what is trending online. paul mccartney now the latest superstar to get in on the mannequin challenge. he is frozen at the piano looking to the sky playing in the background is the rap song black beetle. this is the latest viral sensation following the ice bucket challenge and the ha

inverness. some of our cooler spots have been citrus county and lakeland. we are 1 to 2 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. that low humidity makes a difference. it will be a pleasant sunny afternoon. for friday and saturday it will be slightly cooler with highs in the upper 70s. a small rain chance in the is the forecast next week. we will talk more about that coming up. in the meantime we will see lower humidity, bright blue afternoon. >>> right now donald trump is on his way to the white house. actually arrived just moments ago for a big meeting with president barack obama. >> in fact, these 2 i have not had a face-to-face meeting. it has been an interesting relationship although president obama is promising a smooth transition of power. he wants to work toward that. as i said we're waiting to show you we will bring it to you live right now. you are looking at president obama and vice president joe biden. all of this begin wednesday when president obama called donald trump to congratulate him on winning. the president says his administration has wor

cooler to the north in inverness. right now just some fairweather clouds flooded through the area -- sliding through the area . you will notice it will be a slightly more humid day later on today. were going to talk about the rain chance is that cool down by midweek as well. we will cover it all in a few minutes. >>> anti-trump protesters have been gathering outside the home of the president-elect. trump tower sits in the heart of new york city. since donald trump was elected president tuesday, his skyscraper has been turned into a heavily guarded stronghold. as phil reports, securing the building is no small task. >> the residents of the president-elect, trump tower is a fortress rigged by tight security. -- question , how do you secure a 58 story skyscraper? it is a question made more difficult by the fact the atrium is a public space, increasingly difficult to monitor -- monitor. in the building itself was a target of the suction cup climber seemingly vulnerable to any number of th damage you could cause is potenti

pete and bradenton. 64 in venice. 59 moving up to inverness. a southeast wind kept things mild through the overnight hours. warm and muggy heading into this afternoon. our forecast high temperature, 83 degrees. you can see the average high temperature down a half a dozen degrees below that, 75. temperatures are above average through the the week. max defending 8 had a few sprinkles yesterday. that is about it until we get to the second half of the coming work weak where we are tracking a front. that comes through thursday with the best chances of rain for the week. >>> heating up in the forecast and the roads. hit and run southbound 75 past 54. that is not causing delays but we are seeing generally slow interstate. 275 southbound from fletcher through sligh you are slow there. southbound 75 heavy from fowler in through i-4 and westbound i- 4 from before the selmon connector in through downtown slow there. gene and gayle, back to you. >> thanks, mer. >>> investigators are on the scene of an apparent snatch and grab burglary. >> it happened at th

we're coming in at 75 in inverness . it is 72 on crystal river. temperatures have been fairly pleasant, but we are tracking some pretty big changes ahead. a cold front rolled through earlier this week. here's the big one, that is going to send this cool air mass sweeping across the us causing temperatures to drop not just for us here in florida but really across much of the continental us. this passes through the tampa bay area on saturday. by sunday temperatures are going to significantly drop about 10 degrees below average. we are calling for highs in the upper 60s sunday afternoon with lows in the 40s. some big changes ahead. we will have a full look at your forecast coming up in a >>> also making news, president obama is on the 2nd leg of his final foreign tour. he is in berlin germany. he is scheduled to meet with cancer -- the chancellor tomorrow . it will include the leaders of britain, france, italy, and spain. next he travels to prove. >>> americans are still signing up for obama care despite donald trump's about to repeal it. the departm

it should stay quiet for most of us. 59 for plant city, chilly 46 in inverness. warm up to 80 today but a very slim chance of a shower especially south of i-4 today, that's where we could see just a quick moving shower. most of us will get breezy and humid as well. coming up we'll take a look at the 8-day temperature trend. >>> but right now rush hour getting closer and closer. >> we have a problem in st. petersburg northbound 275 near exit 35. taking up the inside lanes so you'll want to be on the lookout for that. eye be backing up to 22nd avenue north here in the next couple of minutes unless they get the lanes reopened. accident southbound 275 at west shore no delays there. now, back to the desk. >>> happening today after spending the weekend scouring the stores millions people are could see seeing up with their computers this cyber monday to score some big holiday deals online and ever news channel 8 is live inside the amazon fulfillment center in ruskin where workers pick, package, and ship your orders. i know it's early but it seems like it's already busy.

in fact, in inverness you're 9 degrees warmer than you were at 11:30 yesterday morning. tampa, brandon about 4 degrees warmer and 7 degrees warmer than the afternoon today we hit 75 degrees which is only 2 degrees from the afternoon which is 77, 78 tomorrow look at thanksgiving a high of 80 and 81 on black friday. let's break down thanksgiving eve and more. okay. lots of turkey trots going on in the morning right around 61, 62 degrees, comfortable, a quick lunch while you're having -- i know you're holding up for the big meal and then dinner around 70 degrees and mostly car learning president elect donald trump will not appoint a special prosecutor to investigate hillary clinton. >> his campaign manager turned aide conway confirming that this morning >> meanwhile trump will head to his palm beach estate this afternoon to spend the thanksgiving holiday. we have more on what's happening behind the scenes . >> reporter: vice president elect mike pence heads to new york today to rejoin the transition team. officials before thanksgiving. >> it could come this week, it could c

inverness though stuck in the upper 50s here at noon. 20 to 30 miles per hour gusts to far on the day. good news is, max defender 8, that is the front last night. did not see any though. just a few extra clouds. the front across south florida now. we have plenty of sunshine to enjoy into this afternoon. it comes with the below average temperature, only expecting a high temperature this afternoon around 67 degrees. about 10 degrees below average. candace-- >> all right, thank you very much. >>> the bucs and the chiefs kick-off in about an hour from and wide receiver mike evans promises he will stand for the national anthem this week. before last sunday's game, evans took a seat on the bench during the national anthem to protest the election of donald trump. criticism came swiftly. and two days later, evans had a dramatic change of heart. he said, i want to start by apologizing to all the u.s. military members, their families and the fans who i offended on sunday. he went on to say, this ay teammates and on wednesday, he talked to reporters and affirmed that again. >> it won't happen ag

right now 46 in inverness, 52 in brandon. 59 in sarasota. here's the cold air, look at th0 in denver right now that's the cold air following this snowstorm that's coming out of colds up through the again today and really for most of tomorrow. the cold front is not really coming through until saturday night. then the cold air filters in, it's breezy all day on sunday, chilly monday morning, but then we actually see another quick warm up into thanksgiving. when another weak cold front comes through. 81 today and 79 tomorrow, high of only 67 sunday, we drop into the 40s some of us poseably into the 30s monday morning. >>> how's traffic? >> we've got a little built of activity out on our skyway bridge at the hump. you're seeing the northbound side of the bridge you can see a police vehicle off to the right shoulder. over to the left we see cars coming by. there is also a police vehicle on that side of the shoulder. so we've got issues going on here. i'm not seeing any vehicles right now. i was a few minutes ago. it look like anything has crossh

we just dropped there broad freezing right at freezing in inverness at 32 but everybody is chilly. it's 33 in zephyrhills, 39 in plant city, 48 in clear water. so if you thought yesterday was cold today is significantly colder. plant city, brandon 13 degrees colder than yesterday, 7 deg defender 8 is not only proving that it's not raining but it's streaming dry air. so nothing but sunshine today and despite that look how far below average, average is 77. another cold night tonight down to 47 degrees but coming up i'll take you hour by hour through the day and let you know how long this is going to last. in the meantime we're going to help you get out the door. >>> a pretty good drive. county, we do have part of state road 64 blocked we've got an accident right there, and injuries are involved. so i'll keep an eye on that one for you. meanwhile we've still got a little bit of a delay southbound u.s. 19 at tarpon avenue due to a crash that's trying to clear up. a great drive on all of the bay area bridges. >>> a new rash of violence against police officers. 4 officers have beenho the

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elsewhere 75 degrees in inverness. 79 bartow . venice 70s 5 degrees. the the dewpoint is very comfortable . a cools off more in the evening hours. quite a bit of dry air above the atmosphere. this did bring a few showers, very light stuff but it did cause measurable precipitation at the tampa international airport. this is a reminder that it does actually rain from time to time in the state of mostly clear skies under high pressure taking over. once the front has cleared the area, cooler and drier air mass in place as you can see mostly clear skies feeling like fall with that northeasterly flow in place.friday morning clear skies, light winds . friday afternoon a few clouds will return with highs in the upper set to move into the area. we actually squeezed a few showers out of that last for the sum probably won't cause too much. high-pressure will reassert itself essentially. high-pressure will stay on the warm side. overnight, 67 degrees. we may have a few clouds in the sky but overall we are looking at drennan -- generally clear conditions. mostly su

get 68 in brandon plant city. 69 degrees in palm harbor you go to the north it's what, 63 degrees in inverness. they actually got down to the upper 50s. but all the hourly, hourly these hourly observations from the overnight. sarasota at 67. venice at 68. and also in mid to upper 60s along highway 27. so yeah. warmer than yesterday. some 4 to 7 degrees warmer than yesterday. although ocala is about 14 degrees warmer than yesterday. rain is up to the north. actually we wish i could bring more of this up there. but hey at least it's raining in parts of tennessee and some mountains and carolinas they desperately, desperately need it. tere's always n issue, right in here's the issue today weather. i know, it's late november. but there is an enhance theed risk from jackson, mississippi down to say slidell, louisiana. for tornadic activity. over towards huntsville as well there's that potential. but at least the southeast is getting much needed rainfall. now for us just kind of warm. kind of muggy and 82 degrees for high temperature today. in fact our next couple of days will be well above our norma

priests up along the boundary as high-pressure takes control behind that. 52 degrees land o lakes. 50 inverness. that is a cool start to the day for florida. 49 degrees in brooksville. 70 degrees is our evening condition . quickly into the upper 60s with the drier air around. 59 degrees hour forecast low temperature. in the eye cast -- for the next 3 days, friday, saturday, sunday you can see the high temperatures upper 70s near heats up a little quicker in the afternoon. veterans day for tomorrow and then also the heart walk coming up on saturday, into next week rain chances get up there monday and tuesday. not great but higher than they have been. although we got whole lot of rain yesterday we are still drying out from that point. although we got whole lot of rain yesterday we are still drying out from that .01 precipitation. >> i actually felt 3 or 4 little spits on me. >> yes, and i got my truck washed. truck. >>> a ship sank more than 30 years ago has been found. we will take you inside for look around. >>> plus a high-speed chase mishap. see the blunder this man on the road made that allo

temperatures are topping out at 79 later today. 55, a little cool for inverness, venice a little patchy fog in the inland locations thanks to slightly higher moisture out there. the dew points are coming up. this is associated with this that we have been talking about for the last couple days. it's a weak front, barely any rainfall with this here. just some scattered clouds. tomorrow behind the front, winds out of the northeast, shaping up to be a gorgeous sunday ahead. there's the forecast, 82 next week. the warmup is quick ahead of rain chances. not bad, 20% to 30% here. you may need to get the umbrellas out and we could wash away some of the dirt on the cars. the car washes have been making a lot of money for the last month or so. >> mother nature planning to wash off the umbrellas? >> i hope so. we are in ne >> collecting a lot of dust. thank you very much. >>> thank you for joining us this morning. we'll be right back with plenty more news coming your way. . >>> two days of thanksgiving this year christmas lane in plant city is celebrating a major milestone. >> reporter: it wouldn'

you go north, there's a couple of spots in the lower 60s and there's one inverness at 59 but everybody else mid 60s north port an exception. highlands county, hardee and de soto, you know, you look at the temperature difference between yesterday at 6:42 and today and you're running from four to 11 degrees warmer. noticeable difference, not only that but the dew point numbers are up a little bit. it's sticky and oppressive outside and you can feel the humidity as you walk out the door and it's because of this. notice the wind direction bringing up that warmth, bringing in the little extra moisture that we have at the surface. i wish i could say that was going to translate into some decent rain chances but it's not. the rain now to the north, let me tell you, though, if you had to pick a spot, let's say tampa or up to tennessee, who needs rain more? it has to be those folks. they've got these unbelievable going to the mountains of north carolina. really the appalachian, the great smokies in general. this front is going to peter out but another one is going to come into our area by thursd

it's 63 in planted city, 64 in clearwater, 54 in inverness, and i checked in with my weather watcher bob in venice he's up early this morning at 64 degrees. so yeah i'm watching for fog i'm just not seeing it maybe a little closer to sunrise. that's really good news not as widespread as were originally thinking. partly cloudy warm again. here's this cold front. it's going to get closer to us overnight so increasing the humidity which may mean we're able to squeak out one or 2 light sprinkles. 81 today and 79 tomorrow less humid on sunday though at 77. >>> all right. let's check in on traffic. >> very quiet on this black friday a lot of folks do have the day off and if there is any the malls, you can see in the green along 75 through the brandon riverview area, 275 looks great. the veterans expressway no construction for this holiday period so -- rather the veterans expressway looks great. we're not going to see the snarrels. of course that's why i'm here to reassure you have that. makesu you head out. the bridges less than 10 minutes travel time and we will wrap up here with u.s. 19

that's enough to give us that fog threat tonight. 70 inverness. 71 brooksville and dade city. 76 arcadia. 76 north port. those dewpoints have been slowly rising, nothing really outrageous here but we're seeing low 60s. slightly more humid. mostly clear skies, the patching clouds -- passing clouds and nearly calm wind . if you are east of i 75 you stand a better chance of seeing reduced visibility by tomorrow morning. high pressure is still in charge. it is giving us an easterly flow. to the north that is where all of the active weather is located into new england and a present storm system moving into the pacific northwest giving them some rain and some wind . at home as a go through the evening just scattered clouds and areas of fog developing by sunrise tomorrow. the sunrise right at 7 am tomorrow. after we get past the fog it should burn off fairly ugly. by the afternoon sunshine mix with scattered clouds, there will be -- early. by the afternoon sunshine mixed will be enough moisture ahead of it to give us a stray sprinkle. we don't have the type of moisture we need to give a substan

right now we're all technically above freezing but it's chilly 34 at inverness, 35 in zephyrhills about 50 in tampa, 48 in sarasota. so we're close to the same as yesterday maybe 2 to 5 degrees warmer t so a feeling about the same and max defender 8 proving there's not a cloud out there. watch your metro cast. sun is going to come up, yes, it's going to be chilly this morning most of us in the 40s, right around 49 at 8 a.m. but you don't have to wait long to hit 70 by lunchtime barely a cloud in the sky and by the afternoon you can leave the jacket at home, 75 you'll be wearing short sleeves. at 4:38 storm otto. >> i can't even imagine a tropical storm now. it happens. >>> we've got a great drive one little problem spot southbound i-75 it's not going to slow you down it's in pasco county around the wesley chapel area. it's not causing any delays. i just want you date of birth aware of that. looking at travel times good drive on 275 heading out towards the howard frankland bridge and into downtown we are up tope live look at i-75 right in the brandon area. traffic up to speed. that's a l

ricci, temperatures mid-70s out in riverview, odessa 72 degrees, lakeland 73 degrees, frostproof and inverness as well. sarasota 78 degrees, the bring 74 degrees, mid-70s bartow. quite a bit of dry air aloft thanks to the cold front that yesterday caused quite a bit of now this dry air is taking over and that high pressure at the surface has just dominated the forecast taking with the clouds, giving us a cool, dry air mass and you can see a beautiful day across the sunshine state. we did see some clouds yesterday but not the case today. it winter alert. it's that time of year. a blizzard watch for the western part of minnesota, the northeastern part of south dakota. this area here, winter storm watches in place. west and that means to the northeast into the midwest. this is a classic system this time of year where they come out of roughly colorado and move into the upper midwest. possibly a foot of snow potential across sections of minnesota across nebraska into that code is. this is happening through friday as you can see. those traveling for the holiday, a lot of folks hitting the road, you

inverness to the north, the cool air spreading, and it took awhile to get to the southern areas including 63 in venice. everyone is cooler than yesterday. i! verness and crystal river, you're about 10 degrees cooler. there's the clouds in the southern areas, and watch what happens from now to 9:00. we still have some of the clouds, with the north, and the clear skies, a few light passing clouds through the afternoon. 76 today up to 81 on friday before the cold front comes through on saturday. >> leslee? >>> we are looking at east tampa right now, folks. i want you to remember this. traffic is down to one lane here eastbound on hillsborough avenue. it will be that way until thursday late afternoon, and they are doing repair work on the roadway from a broken water main. now they have restoration to deal. with. >>> another water main repair job here. the area is compromised, and they have to do repair there is. in ybor city, we have a car that went into a bar, and one of the lanes past 7th taken away. keep that in mind. traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> this morning we are enter

inverness 75 degrees and north port 72 degrees. dew points are back in the 60s and when you see dew points in the 60s, especially mid and upper 60s, you are definitely noticing the humidity. that's why it feels much warmer although temperatures are not unreasonable. a few thunderstorms and storms active in alabama. the cold front is wrapping up with other fronts set to move our way. that will push through with the rain chance on thursday. that's the way it has been we picked up a few more as the days progressed. maybe a few in the gulf of mexico. the front is north of us. but not here, wednesday morning, warm, a bit monday and a light breeze continues but it's the direction of that breeze that is important. southeast and south. just a northeast flow makes it more humid. that will likely continue throughout the forecast tomorrow. the front back to the northwest, a few showers near that front coming through with a rain chance about 20% locally. that front gets a little closer to our neighborhood. wednesday, thursday, friday, temperat

a mild start though, 64 now for tampa, 59 clearwater, a chilly 46 in inverness. may need to break out the long sleeves as you head into our northern counties. so far we've got just a few passing clouds. northwest that's in association with our next frontal boundary. average high is 75 but we're going to once again stay above that climbing to 80 degrees later this afternoon and tonight 58 your average low but it's going to be 67 when you start the day tomorrow. coming up we will break down your day hour by hour and give you a more detailed look at your monday. we've also got a detailed look at the roads. >>> a lot of people heading back to the office to do online so what can i say least i'm admitting it. let's go over to the maps. you're in the green, no issues there. less than a 10-minute travel time for the howard frankland and gandy. i-4 looks fantastic between polk and hillsborough county. we do have a crash in ruskin southbound 41 at fox place, south of the little manatee river. right now all southbound lanes are blocked but u.s. 41, the old 41 that's really

will heat up quickly 73 at noon, filling warm at 3 pm. 54 lakeland, 46 inverness. 54 n.. 54 n. as you head up toward the northeast the cold is back across the colorado rockies. in the middle is this big storm system. we have snowfall through the southeast. let's look at the long-range forecast. today and for thanksgiving it is nice in mild. the storm system is bringing the snow back west. it will passed to the north. another cold front will pass through here on saturday with the 10 percent rain chance. we cool slightly on sunday then we warm right back up out ahead >>> we're looking fantastic across the bay area bridges. we have look at the skyway bridge right now. over the skyway howard franklin is up to speed as well. is the courtney in the gandy. let's take a look at to 75. enjoy this while you can. if you going to be leg to think about some thanksgiving traffic tips. if you're going to head out, over 46 million people are going to be hitting the roads today. it is the busiest time. the worst departure will be today. if you do have to leave, leave early. by 6 am you should b

it is call now. 43 in inverness. 43 books will. it is 48 in wimauma also 48 in north port. everyone is anywhere from 3 to 11 degrees cooler time yesterday. long-range forecast: clear skies today, tomorrow and friday with the general warm-up. friday will be mild. then we watch a cold front coming through. notice only about a 10 percent rain chance when it comes through saturday night. the big impact will be the introduction of some of our florida winter weather. >>> traffic looks great on the suncoast parkway in both directions and veterans parkway pretty good drive overall. we're looking very good coming away from plant city on i-4 even down and heber city things look good. we do have a little bit of work going on just a quick reminder, and ivor water main break at 10th avenue -- and ivor city water main break at 10th avenue. >>> on hillsborough we're down to one lane. they are continuing to repair the roadway. there was a broken water make will probably not be done until tomorrow afternoon. >>> this morning a chance at getting airline tickets on the cheap. >> some pretty g

it is a slightly milder yet comfortable start. 62 in tampa but cool to the north. 48 in inverness this morning and 59 in bartow. winds are nearly calm right now but that's going to be the big here's our forecast model winds showing about 15 miles per hour as we go into the afternoon and it's coming out of the south. it's going to help to increase our humidity as we go through the day keeping it warm at 82 degrees and a slim chance of getting a shower only around 10%. we'll take a look at the temperature trend and the outlook for better rain chances. >>> a lot of people are heading back to work after a long a more typical morning commute but you don't have to contend with any overnight road work. you're looking at all of your major bay area bridges are in the green as are your interstates 275, i-75 and i-4. it's a complete quiet trip right now along i-4 in hillsborough as well as polk county, another update in a couple of minutes. over to you. >>> happening today after sp the stores millions of people are could see seeing up with their computers cyber monday to score some big holiday de

the cold air still to the north of our area. 70 inverness. 64 wesley chapel. this is tomorrow morning -- the numbers really going to dive after midnight into the 40s. mid-40s to the north. low 50s to the south an our inland locations. again highs only getting into the 60s during the afternoon. but i wanted to focus in on the wind chill, yes, tomorrow morning a wind chill. this is what is actually going to feel like through the course of the night. by tomorrow morning, some of our northern communities around 40. maybe even a few upper 30s there. again it's going to be cold so before you if to bed make sure you scrounge through the closet and get the heavier jackets. like low to mid-60s sunday afternoon. here's the frontal boundary there. another big swath of dry air rolling in behind it here. the winds are going to start to pick up throughout the night. so the frontal boundary slides through while we're sleeping. tomorrow morning, 40s and 50s with a stiff wind from the north 10 to 15 miles per hour. and it's going to stay fairly breezy, a bit gusty at times thr

have a little bit more of a wind flow looking to start taking shape later today. 46 in inverness, 64 in tampa, the outlook stays very warm. low 80s coming your way right on through thursday and then a little bit of of a cool wave. so not really a true cold front on the way there. >> oh, well. florida. >> absolutely. what do you expect? >>> i have some new information. we had a crash reported at u.s. 41 at county line road b at county line road in spring hill. that intersection is blocked. you'll want to use the sun coast parkway as your alternate route for now. if i get more information i'll pass that along to you. in ruskin southbound 411 blocked south of the little manatee river use old 41 as your alternate. and a new crash in st. pete northbound 54th avenue north is blocked at 34th street. we'll keep you updated on that too. back to work, back to traffic. now, back to the desk. >>> bucs fans are celebrating this morning not just team's big win against seattle but the third straight victory. winston threw 2 opportunitydown passes to evans the defense shut down seattle's offense. fi

you are at 43. 45 inverness. 45 zephyrhills. 47 wimauma. it is certainly cooler than this time yesterday. brandon is about 11 degrees cooler. brooksville 1 degrees cooler. clear skies, a bit of a chill, but what a gorgeous afternoon, pleasant mostly sunny low humidity long stretch of pleasant weather. it will be between 2 cold front . another cool morning, nice warm afternoon but the 2nd cold front. that is the one that is going to come through on saturday and bring us the coldest air of the season.>>> we have the perfect drive right here in 275 right around peers. it is very good coming off of i 75 connecting the 275. no delays. we do have a little bit of around for bill road. you will see one lane taken away but no slowdowns in the sarasota area. i 75 looks great and braiding 10 -- bradenton . that's a look at weather and traffic back to you . >>> in sports, pressure is mounting on us men's soccer coach klinsmann after an embarrassing world cup qualifying loss last night 4 - zero. it is a 2nd loss -- it is the 2nd loss in a row . >>> some

let's get a you may notice it's not quite as chilly but still 45 degrees in inverness and brooksville. still need the long sleeves for sure. 46 in zephyrhills, and it is a little bit warmer than yesterday. plant city 7 degrees warmer than yesterday, clear water is 10 degrees warmer. by the afternoon i expect us to hit 81 degrees above the average of 78, very comfortable tonight with a low of 62. the big cold front comes through by hour through today and get you through friday, through the weekend. you still have to get to work. >>> in sarasota right now around university a little bit of overnight construction there and we've got an issue going on 275 right near the kennedy exit you can see that truck there in the median. and then we've also got an accident coming off the howard frankland bridge, apparently a report it's tying up the right lane but i see university in the westbound lanes center and one other lane at university and also northbound i-75 coming away from clark -- excuse me we've got construction as well. >>> breaking news a congressman's son missing since tuesday has been

inverness, crystal river, dryer. the temperatures fall quicker in northern spots. the front step down to the north is why the cooler and as a result of running up against the moisture, we are seeing shower activity across the keys, florida straight, south florida clouds. we did see quite a few. we are still seeing some come off the gulf of mexico, eroding the inland areas mostly clear conditions but we could see clouds around as well. wednesday morning, probably a mostly sunny start to the day. might feel kind of cool temperatures are just below the average for this time of year but this is dry weather, mostly sunny conditions. that's why folks start to come to florida. high pressure to the north and the flow around that east northeast. that will slowly add moisture into the atmosphere, not to uncomfortable levels but you will notice it feels milder and less dry in our atmosphere. high pressure from the west as we head through the week and into the weekend. we have a long-range forecast that heads into a cold front pushing into the southeast effects on sunday and m