schaible. >> gene ramirez. let's check with ed in for lee. >> not bad, seeing clouds, also a few clouds earlier this morning. interesting site from the loe don cesar, there's a lot of sea fog, 72 degrees, winds south and the humidity very high this midday. max defender 8 scanning the skies, a million watts of power, not much out there. we've had occasional sprinkles. there's a very thin line of showers out over northern counties throughout the day. the corrupt though making progress. upper 70s, low 80s south of the front. 60s north of the front. you can see that clear divide in the temperatures. the cold front continues to slowly sag south, a few more of these hit and miss showers possible as we go into the course of the afternoon. otherwise mostly cloudy and staying warm for this time of year, 79. temperatures get a bit cooler for tomorrow. breaking news from jacksonville. these are images, a bank robber holding 11 people hostage in the community first credit union but the latest development now, that robber i

. >> i'm gene ramirez. >> the weather now. >> humidity sky high, fog and rain on max defender 8, not on land but a thin line of showers in the gulf. that is in association with a cold front that will bring a chance of rain today. look at the fog there though. that is the view from lakeland auto mall. portions of the area dealing with reduced visibility, it's soupy. upper 60s and lo the day. there's the fog, visibility zero now in lakeland. mostly cloudy and 79 today. the rain chances fairly slim. staying at 20% through today. you may have to turn on the windshield wipers today. >> whoo, good to see you here. we've got a decent drive in traffic. a couple of things. quick look at travel times here. wesley chapel up to speed and 2p 75 into downtown tampa looks 275. this is i-75 by i-4, just a few minutes ago -- i think they are take it away now, we had the right lane blocked. i see one of the trucks leaving -- you can see it leaving the camera to the far left there. they have just cleared the construction northbound i-75 at i-4. heading to wet weather there. 275 on the howard frankland

. >> i'm gene ramirez, thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. let's check with ed bloodsworth in for lee. >> that same system that caused that water spout is heading our way. knits a much weaker fashion though. in the last few minutes a few showers popped up over hardee and extreme southern portions of polk county. also a thin line of showers here it is. it's holding its own as it slowly but surely starts to march our way. rain chances on the increase in the day ahead. as you step outside, it doesn't feel like december 1st. six and 70s with extremely high humidity and fog an issue especially in interior portions of our area. visibility now down to zero in lakeland. temperatures staying warm today. your average high is 75. we get to 79 later on this afternoon. we're going to talk more about first looks like that fog could affect travel conditions. >>> a little coming in between plant city and poke city. let's look at some. i-4 at county line road. i'm going to switch the camera and get closer into polk county. i-4 by the polk parkway a little fog

. >> i'm gene ramirez, thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. let's check with ed bloodsworth for a look at the weather. >> a few spotty showers this morning mainly in the interior locations, also areas of patchy dense fog. it's raining in some areas, a little minor showers south of the avon park stretching back to portions of hardee county. also a line of gulf. in association with our cold front. it's warm out there. upper 60s and low 70s. not only warm but extremely humid. that is causing fog, especially as you head towards interior portions of polk and hillsborough county. visibilities are below a mile. we hit 79 for today. mostly cloudy skies. a few of those spotty showers. we're going to preview the weekend coming up. i had to turn on my ac driving to work this morning. >> it's weird. >> considering it's december. we have a pretty good drive on the bay area bridges. not seeing delays as you move across the water. very nice drive times. live look now at 275 in pinellas county. we're up to speed as well. also great drive in downtown st. pete.

. >> i'm gene ramirez, thank you ed bloodsworth is in. >> we're starting off very warm and extremely muggy. we had south winds of the last couple of days. it's been upping the humidity values. max defender 8, a few isolated showers pop up over hardee, desoto county, also a thin line of showers out over the gulf of mexico. that is slowly working towards our area in advance of our next cold front. it's a cloudy start over polk county. 68 degrees and a -- we're looking at the warm temperatures that are closer to where your normal high should be and the fog issue getting a little better today but there will still be areas of patchy fog especially east of 75 this morning. 79 is where we are later today with the spotty showers. bring an umbrella before you head out. >>> let's look at traffic. it's getting busier, 275 southbound heading towards downtown tampa. this is right by hillsborough avenue. we're definitely seeing more here's a look at downtown tampa. you can see sun starting to come up. a pretty drive but more vehicles again out there to be on the lookout for. tamiami trail known as