you'll drop to 41 in inverness tonight. 47 in sebring. i'll let you know how long we stay this chilly in february coming up. how about traffic on the 8's? >> we're checking out the carowood areas. the big rig has cleared from the highway. it was just past urlich road. everything is out of laeps and we have debris on the on ramp. that is eastbound here. keep in that in mind. heads up. there is a lot of debris there. use caution as you're moving on. we have a great driv highway 60. brandon boulevard is up to speed. let's take a live:00 at 275 and -- live look at 275 and roosevelt. it will only take you six

the low, 38 in land o'lakes. 39 plant city. 35 inverness. 39 lakeland. we do see another cool day tomorrow but then back in the 70s starting sunday. and let's check with leslee lacey and traffic on the 8s. >> thank you. >>> and we have an issue in the sun coast area for our friends in sarasota. here's what's going on, of 75. we have some lanes taken away on fruitville. meanwhile, downtown sarasota, looking good. and no delays throughout the bradenton area. of it. eastbound i-4 just past u.s. 27, we have an accident but no injuries involved but traffic it's so light. and pinellas county, coming off the gandy bridge, westbound heads up, a dethe tour until about 6:00 a.m. that's about two hours from now. meanwhile, you are diverted on to roosevelt. and then hop on 275 and take it back down to gandy boulevard and wrap around. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. and now back to gene and gayle. >> all right, leslee. >>> vice president joe bide season heading to the oscars. >> yep, still ahead, the role he will play in the all-star hollywood event.

and 14 degrees in inverness. but i expect the winds to pick back up, helping to keep us chilly all day with the high of 62. in weather and traffic on the 8s at 4:38, i will take you through the next eight days so we have some ups and downs you will want to pay attention to. but hopefully things are smooth on the road. >>> well, they're not perfect but no congestion, nothing that would slow you down the. but we have issue, westbound fruitville road at east road, and that's east of i-75 in sarasota. and we have an accident, tying up one westbound lane. and again, we have the collision here in polk county past u.s. 27 but no delays. and moving over, taking a look at pinellas county, overnight construction. and now this is at gandy boulevard right coming off of the gandy bridge. and where you intersect with roosevelt. and that big intersection there, you are diverted on to get back down to gandy. eastbound is not affected. just got word of a new collision on ulmerton road by u.s. 19. more on that coming up. now back

inverness is 11 degrees colder. we did have a cold front come through and it is pushing further east. that is why we see the lighter wind and the relatively quick warm up nat mid 60. i'm still below average. here is the second fast moving front. we can still be seeing light, chilly rain in the morning and this cold front reenforces the cold air and it sticks around. highs in the 50s tomorrow, wednesday, and thursday. how about traffic on the 8's? >> traffic is looking pretty good right now kicking off this monday morning. we have a great drive on i-4 between homosassa and mcindosh. let's look at this wonderful traffic. this is i-4 out at kathleen road in the heart of lakeland. things look great. the polk parkway is up to speed as well. that is a look at weather and traffic on the 8's. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much. >>> super bowl 50 is in the books but there are special moments that we will never forget. we'll share some of our favorite moments coming up. >> something like that. >> plus, beyonce's big

in inverness and crystal river. you won't get out of the 50s today. 59 even in st. petersburg for a high temperature. the warmest place is further south. not that warm at 63 and you know what? this eight-day temperature trend, emoji man has it right. bundle up. not one day do we get close to the average of 71. we stay in the 50s and 60s for highs. the next eight days. i know leslee likes it warm. i hope she liked it this week. because it isn't coming back. >> it is like a sock hop in inverness in 50s all the time? we have windy conditions like you said and on the sky way it is open but, again, very windy. so keep both hands on the wheel. let's look at lakeland. we have a good drive. if you work in lakeland or work in tampa, you commute back and forth, u.s. 98 to i-75. a 23-minute commute. i-75 looks good in and out of pasco county. from state road 52 to 275 you have nine minutes on your drive. up in brooksville, hernando county. things look good. 98 looks good and i-75 down to highway 60 in brandon. four had four minutes. that is a look at weather and traffic on the

in inverness. by the afternoon, we make it to 70. and tonight, down to 54. in weather and traffic on the 8s at 5:08, i take you hour-by- hour through friday so you can get ready for valentine's day weekend. and leslee is going to help you >>> that's right. we mentioned donald trump at the sun dome tonight and it's going to be congested because the doors open right around rush hour. so be on the lookout for that. again, great drive here across the howard franklin bridge. and to the happen, the temple terrace, i just want to forewarn you folks for later today. if you user or fowler right through the area here, new temple terrace by the sun dome, again the doors open at 5:00 for what i'm going to call the trump show tonight, the trump rally. maple drive, bruce b down, these are the people enter into park in that particular area. and there's going to be several thousand people out there. so avoid it if you can, take 56, take bush boulevard instead of fowler if you can. otherwise, you will need to allow

below freezing in inverness at 31 in zephyrhills. and eastern portion of hillsborough county like plant city, you are 37. and 41 in fish hawk. it's cold now but there will be a quick warm-up. and lighter winds today and more comfortable with a high of 6 4 . in weather and traffic on the 8s 6:38, i have an eight- day temperature trend for you and leslee lacey is excited about that. >> yeah, i don't mind if -- it's 50s are too much but i like the 60s so valentine's day should be nice. >>> traffic is okay, folks. we've got a good drive so far congestion-wise. not seeing any on the interstates yet but a slow down, land o'lakes boulevard at u.s. 41, hail road, we have a collision there. and then over here in the st. pete beach area, we've got a activity on gulf boulevard right at cabrillo avenue. and let's look, meliek is on the street. they are doing the work right now. you can still get by but activity south of the hotel. that's weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >>> right now, two bay area students are in big trouble, both fo

right now, yeah, not a lot to talk about, it's just gorgeous. 45 in inverness. 53 auburndale. i mean a little bit of a chill in the air but not that bad. and let me talk about the wind speeds, out of the north now at 5 to 10 miles per hour. and i am moving this into the future. this is 7:00 a.m., still a light breeze from the north. and gets a little stronger by about 12:30, coming in at 10 to 15 miles per hour. and during the afternoon and evening though, that's when it gets stronger and a northeast breeze 15 the to 20 miles per hour but still gorgeous, 73 and sunny, hard to beat it. in weather and traffic on the 8s at 5:38, i have an eight day temperature trend to see how long it stays this nice. and leslee is going to tell us nicer as the morning goes along. >>> it's a pretty good drive. no major congestion, especially along the bay area bridges. but we still have overnight construction. again, it should be wrapping up soon. northbound on the veterans expressway, still taken off at gunn highway and ehrlich road is blocked underneath the veterans expressway. and now you can

and the forecast lows reflect that near freezing it looks like in sections of inverness, crystal river, zephyrhills, 40 in tampa, 44 stair society arks upper 30s -- sarasota, upper 30s in places like bartow. it's been very windy the past couple days. they're staying below average thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, monday, although we will be warmer than today's 58 despite the sun today. nice shot from tony tonight in plant city on the water, no doubt wearing a blanket, sweater or jacket to take this picture. temperatures drop below 40 degrees for a low temperatures. lots of shine lifts us back into the low 60s, a cool start to the day, but loads of sunshine, bright blue sky with dry air aloft. 48 degrees right now palm harbor, 45 odessa, 49 in macdill, 36 degrees in inverness, close to freezing in brooksville, 39 degrees in frostburg, so you are under a freeze warning in some of these northern areas. take those precautions tonight for the cold weather and potential frost in some of these areas. this is the other part of the story. it's been so windy we saw gusts this afternoon over 25

pete, sarasota, inverness, lakeland, bartow, about a quarter to half- mile across the remainder of the area so it's pretty widespread this morning. and i'm pretty certain you're going to, at minimum encounter some hazy conditions but it may be very difficult to see in spots. again this will last through about 10:00 this morning. we'll see more sun by the time we get to noon and 75 degrees. a high of 80 today. plenty of sunshine and mostly dry day ahead. coming up. the most important thing to know as you head out the door what are you seeing so far? of fog. dierdorff behind the wheel of our live drive camera. he's on state road 56 and i-75 as you can see a lot of fog out there. not too bad at ground level where he's using the low beams there, but again just use caution. use your low beams and leave enough space between you and the car in front of you. you also might want to leave a little early this morning because i may take you a little longer to get around out there. look behind me. this is what it looks like on the gandy bridge before you get to the gandy bridge from st. pete. lots

inver yes at -- inverness at 46. polk degrees at 50 degrees and highlands county at 54 degrees. look at a difference from yesterday and today. anywhere from 15 to 25 degrees cooler. one of the biggest things will be the wind. these are sustained winds, an average overtime. but now i'll put in the individual, strongest gusts in the average. that is where we're looking at 33 miles an hour in tampa. that will take your breath away. 23 miles an hour at bartow at this point. we're still cloudy. as we speak, the clouds are clearing from north to south and even with sunshine we'll stay with a high of 61 today. on weather and traffic on the 8's, i'll take you hour by hour and here is leslee to get the commute started. >> it was good until a minute ago. i want to look at the sky way bridge. it is windy so use caution as you move across it here is a look, too, at the howard frankland bridge. you can see the water moving there with all of the wind below the bridge. we have a new collision. 275 around roosevelt and southbound dale mabry highway. a disabled vehicle tying up all of the lanes.

inverness, there's patchy fog bringing your eyesight down to a mile, and also patchy fog around the tampa executive airport. for the next few hours, holding off into the 50s. plenty of sunshine to start the day, and then the afternoon high warming up to 75 degrees. great weather for the runners. gasparilla distance classic today and tomorrow, and some folks like the nice school 60- degree weather in the morning, and they have got it. >> thank you, mark. speaking of that. the run arers are getting ready right now, working out the last- minute jitters, and thousands of people will be taking over bay shore boulevard for the popular races. mary it sounds like i can hear people behind you, and they are getting ready. >> a lot of tampa bay is already up early this saturday morning. today is the 15k and the 5k, and i can tell you, people are flooding in, and they are doing their stretches it's great weather. you don't want it to be too hot when you run that far. we have video from the past years that i want to show you. today is the 15k and the 5k runners, and they are taking off downtown. we sp

and in fact, you can only see about a quarter mile in front of you in places like plant city and inverness. be careful and watch the forecast. showing this visibility or how thick the fog will be by how far you can see into it. and it's basically a mile or less all the way until 10:00 a.m. which is when the dense fog advisory goes out of effect. clearing except for areas like anna maria island right along the coast thanks to the sea fog. today by the way, groundhog day. and we will check in with punxsutawney phil later. it's going to feel spring-like today, high humidity, 80. in weather and traffic on the 8s, i will have the eight-day temperature trend to let you know if it starts to feel like spring again. >> humidity is creeping up us on us. and feeling different. >>> it's very foggy as leigh has been talking about. this is the howard franklin bridge. i want you to see it again. it's going to be a quick commute but use caution. and other over to downtown tampa, looks decent on the road but you can barely see the downtown buildings. and in south tampa, if you're used to taking himes avenu

but up north, 30 in inverness and milder, 42 in sarasota. but colder than yesterday. anywhere from about five to 15 degrees colder. the thing about today, it's going to be a little bit more comfortable,er in the afternoon at 64 degrees and it -- comfortable, warmer in the afternoon at 64 degrees. in weather and traffic on the 8s, i will take you through the eight-day temperature trend. >> looking forward to that. >>> right now, look forward to a decent drive. we do have some issues but good drive on the interstates. work on bay shore boulevard. southbound at hawthorne road, one lane take anway. should reopen sometime tomorrow afternoon. and more repair work, this water main issue going on here, gulf boulevard. it's lowering some of the water pressure. so keep that in mind. and we have a good drive elsewhere. live look at i-75 at i-4, things look fantastic. that's weather and traffic. now back to gene and gayle. >>> right now, two bay area students are in big trouble. both for having guns on school property. we're talking about two totally separate incidents, both on t

freezing still at inverness. tampa 43, st. pete a little milder at 52 but generally cold is the way we're going to start the day. we lost the wind, the low that brought us the rain saturday and gusty winds yesterday is headed to new england with a snow event there. we're in between systems here so that means calmer winds today and milder temperatures by the afternoon. we're going to recover nicely into the mid-60s but look at this. rain already breaking out across the tennessee valley. that will eventually turn into a little bit of flurries and light snow as far south as georgia. that front will barrel through tonight with a couple of showers but the story is really the wind. out ahead of it with temperatures in the low to mid- 60s. a nice recovery. we'll get the sunshine this afternoon but as we head through tonight temperatures falling into the 40s and tomorrow morning unlike today we are going to have wind chills out there because the wind is going to be gusty. in fact we're going to have bigtime winds for boating condition

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and just a little cool again, 46 in inverness. 51 lakeland. and a little milder near the coast like 57 in bradenton. wendy in brooksville, she has 49 degrees. my weather watcher there. and the long range forecast, it's so nice in the short-term. that leads to clear skies across the southeast through today, friday, saturday. a little bit of a return of some tiny humidity into sunday. and i'm holding off any rain chances. look at this, long-range into tuesday night before the best rain chance. so great weather until then. >>> all right, looking at traffic right now. we have a good drive. if you're headed across the bay here. only six minutes to cross the howard franklin. campbell causeway. all the bay area bridges look good. pond circle at pinehurst, trying to wrap up the collision there. and overnight construction still going on. northbound on the veterans expressway, if you're leaving the house soon, you might be diverted off at gunn highway by the time you get there. if that's the case, you can go to sheldon or lynn road and get back on the v

and 35 in crystal river and inverness. and 39 in lakeland and bartow. and cool again tomorrow at 64. but watch the eight-day temperature trend. 70 on sunday. upper 70s tuesday and wednesday before, you guessed it, another cold front cools us down. and now traffic on the 8s. >>> hopefully things aren't slowing us down. >> not too bad. things are looking better. little bit by little bit. not a perfect drive but this is right now in the bay area interstates around the polk parkway. pinellas county, we are up to speed as well. this is around 38th avenue south. and all right, let's take a look at some of the problems that we have in polk county, a possible fatal crash. fhp changed the locater on this. it was a little north and now they're saying it's closer to winter haven. it looks like traffic is still getting by. so possibly an investigation taking place or just investigating. ulmerton road west of u.s. 19, roadway. bridges. no delays on the howard franklin. only six minutes to cross it. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gay

if you have frost on the wind shield, take a picture and send it to me. 30 in inverness now. 32 in zephyrhills. and polk county, just above freezing like at 34 in auburndale. and milder near the coast, bradenton, you're 47 but everybody is colder than yesterday. brooksville is 17 degrees colder. a marked difference. 14 degrees colder in brandon. but we will also warm up nicely, tall way to the 64 degrees. now that's below average but more comfortable in the sunshine. now in weather and traffic on the 8s at 4:38, i have an eight- day the temperature trend. and some of you may like the trend. >> especially towards valentine's day. >> exactly. >>> right now, good news. traffic looks light out there. we're looking at a westbound i- 4, actually eastbound as well, either direction from they the known sacrifice sacrifice to mcintosh, looks good. 7 5 . out of pasco county, no delays there. and bruce b downs to tampa, roughly nine minutes on the drive time. and an accident on the shoulder now, selmon, pressway around bay to bay. and take a look at the damage that was left behind by the crash on 275. we

inverness, 37. polk county, dropping into the mid-40s. and the closer to the coast this morning, it's a little bit warmer. we are around 60 in bradenton but everybody cooler than this time yesterday. plant city, 11 degrees cooler. brooksville, 13 degrees cool. and i -- and i expect cold air all day. despite the average being 74, we will only hit 62 and the breeze will make it feel cold. and tonight is the coldest night of the cold snap with a low of 42. at 5:08 for weather and traffic on the 8s, i take you hour-by- hour for your friday. and leslee is here to help you get the commute started. >>> that's right. we have several issues to be on and right now, i'm going to start with the good news at i-4 around the polk parkway, looking good. but 275, right at 54th avenue south, you can see the blinking lights down there, the off-ramp is blocked. they should be wrapping up soon, it's overnight construction. what you need to do is exit 22nd avenue south and take u.s. 19 down to 5 4th al they open that up. and a possible fatal crash in the lake

and 48 in inverness. a fast warm-up. another great day. maybe a couple more clouds than yesterday. 74, down to 55 overnight. so a pleasant evening for you. the weekend forecast coming up. >>> how about traffic on the 8s? >>> well, no slowdowns. we have a collision into brooksville northbound u.s. 41 at spring hill drive. not seeing delays. and we've got a new crash here. and this is tying up part of the intersection of moore road and dean still road. be aware of that. injuries involved in that crash too. downtown lakeland, a little bit busier as we get closer to rush hour but traffic looks good. and from kissimmee on i-4 into tampa, no delays westbound i-4 >>> well good morning and thank you for watching news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. >>> breaking overnight. a highland teacher in jail now facing child sex charges. this is the woman right here, she is 38-year-old stacey hooks. she will face a judge in just a little more than two hours. she is listed as a science teacher over at hill gustat middle school in

and northern counties may get to freezing. 31 in inverness. so definitely bundle up as you your kids ready for school. they'll need the jackets and maybe even scarfs and mittens during the morning hours. currently temperatures in the 50s for most of us. it's 59 in wimauma. we are down to 52 in inverness. and 52 in brooksville as well. so it's been a cool afternoon. the sunshine or when you've been in the sunshine it's felt all right. although it has been breezy along the coast but most of the cloud cover south of the tampa bay area. so we are seeing sunshine and the clear skies will continue into the overnight hours. it will be chilly, like we talked about, a loft us in the wake up. a freeze possible for the morn counties, citrus and hernando. -- for the northern county, citrus and hernando. by the afternoon hour, winds will be lighter and it will be a comfortable afternoon. 60s. and into friday, high pressure continues to build in so it upper 40s. and by friday afternoon, get outside and enjoy it. it's going to be a comfortable afternoon but

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citrus, inverness 45. and sarasota 55 degrees. the bigger picture shows how the country is bisected with the moderate air to the south and 30s to the north. there is a weather feature causing this front and the front will play a factor in our weather as it comes to town wednesday night. until then this ridge of high pressure is giving us this nice sunshine we had yesterday. but the front is going to take its time getting here because this upper level wind flow, southern branch of the jet stream is kind of holding it in place. eventually it will give way and sag south ward but notice today, tomorrow, dry weather here. we've got dry weather in place. that is until tuesday. there you see in the extended forecast scattered showers coming back at us here and we'll have rain until wednesday. bit heavier as the front comes in on wednesday. and then we're talking about the cool-down. we have been dealing with springlike temperatures here in the mid-70s. today we could see spots getting into the upper 70s. the winter chill comes back. >> i

still looking at 57 for you in crystal river. 55 in inverness. light sweaters there. on our way up today into the mid-70s. let's show you, though, over the next couple of days we stay warm with above-normal spring-like temperatures before we see changes. that change will come with some rain showers for tuesday and wednesday. so that is a peek ahead to what we'll expect through the week but as far as today goes, i think it looks really ideal. we'll talk about that cold front and just how much rain you might see in your back yard when i come back. i want to remind you, take a look at this phone app. you can download it at the itunes store. and it will give you the weather forecast at your fingertips. >>> mark, thank you very much. >>> right now a berth day party ends in disaster after gun fire rang out at a hotel in st. petersburg. two teens in the hospital. this happened on the fourth floor of holiday inn express on 54th avenue north and that is where we find mary mcguire. what is the latest? >> detectives tell me they are still trying to pin down the suspect in this c

tampa is bound -- down by 11. 39 right now in lakeland. 32 in inverness. 46 in winterhaven and in the warmer. 49 degrees in clearwater. tampa at 44 but still in the 39 degrees. a chilly start down highway 60 in brand-new -- in brandon. not much cooler across the southeast where we have high pressure and pretty much right to hear and that is going to keep us on the cool side today as the cold air induction makes its way south. we will have light winds, lots of sun and gradual warming as we work through the day. and as we work through the next 48 hours with our futurecast, nothing in the way of precipitation. just a few high clouds streaming in from the west. looking for a high of 64 in tampa today. palm harbor, 58 degrees. 61 for crystal river in spring maybe into the low to mid 60s, 63 for zephyrhills in dade city. avon park, bartow and arcadia. apollo beach will top out at 59. 62 for venice. if you are thinking about going out and doing something fun today, here is a great idea. you can cometh the action near one, captain owl -- out -- al and me. they will have real aircraft. remote-

inverness warming up to 46 after being in low 40s earlier this morning. brought 48. on average we should start around 53. we are not so far off of that but we are not getting up to 71. we will top out at 61 and with the winds it feels even cooler. this weekend is not bad. it is an improvement from the begin of the week. there will be some light chances for rain on saturday especially in afternoon and evening. we are not looking at a wash out just a chance for brief showers especially if you are going south of tampa bay. that's where you will see greater coverage and then on sunday, the rain comes to an end before daybreak, and the winds pick up again though, and it is going be cool and bris cw highs near 6 . hopefully, you're loving that weather because it will stick around all the way into next week. we have repeated weak front that is move through to that's florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. you can find me on facebook and twitter. >>> 9:46. it is morning after the be more awards and we are honoring an everyday hero making a positive difference in our communit

in inverness still 61 degrees. that is where we've had more of 64 in lakeland as well as in bartow. 68 bradenton and sarasota. slight chance of a shower later this afternoon or into the evening with 10% coverage, most of us will be dry. it's thursday when we have a good amount of coverage as this line of showers and storms rolls across the state associated with a cold front. we will have norms in the mix -- thunderstorms in the mix. i'm still monitoring a chance for stronger or potentially severe storms. at this point doesn't look like we've got the ingredients together but we'll watch it. things could change as we get closer for sure. because it is a very strong and slower-moving front so there's certainly a possibility we could see strong to severe storms. again, time will tell as we get closer. the rain will end early friday making way for cooler temperatures as we head into the weekend. and now the models start to get a little iffy as we head into the weekend. saturday now is looking nice and dry but on sunday

dew point, winds out of the west westchase, 45 already in be brandon, 45 in plant city, 41 in inverness, 41 in crystal river, 52 in venice, 52 in myakka city. mid 30s in the nature coast. low 40s as you head south and inland. mid to upper 40s, water temperature right now is in the low 60s. so that's going to keep the temperatures up just a bit. satellite high pressure the in control, higher clouds kind of stream in around the area. that's not necessarily going to be the case tomorrow but especially by monday, we'll start to see a little bit more of high clouds working on through. one front to our north starts sty off to the north. shower activity with this, most shower activity looks to dry up before it gets here so rain mark for wednesday. for tonight 45 another cool and clear night, seven-day forecast shows the warmth over the next few days, mid to upper 70s, 20% rain chance on sunday, a more 70% chance on friday. >> now you don't have to see this happen again, we'll check some people don't like to share their wifi, but at bright house networks, we do. login to one of our hotspots and

inverness at 70. st. pete 68. bradenton 69. bartow, one of the coolest spots on the map at 66 degrees. most of us above the average high for this time of year. to start the day. we should be low to mid-50s but tomorrow still above average from start-to-finish but with the extra clouds and chance of rain and storms through the day that will at least keep our temperatures lower than what they are today. cooler air arrives early friday. dry from start-to-finish. and then the weekend comes. this is where there are a bunch of question marks about the timing, intensity and the temperatures. associated with this next area of low pressure that will roll across the state and bring possibly some slightly cooler air reinforced behind that system. so, again, we'll continue to fine tune this forecast but there is at least a chance there could be some strong-to- severe storms throughout the weekend. so we want to continue to update you on that and of course we will. this is florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. find me on facebook and twit

average for this time of the year. 74degrees later today, and still a little chilly in places like inverness and bartow. big area of high pressure will move off to the east. today, not quite as chilly as perfect weather today. tomorrow morning, more sunshine, highs in the low 50s, and notice our winds are out of the south it will be warmer ahead of wednesday's cold front, and this cold front will only bring a 20% rain chance. spring-like into the weekend, leslie. >> i well you what, we have a nasty crash in pinellas park. check it out. if you're used to commuting at 118th, a serious accident, and let's look at pictures you. see a lot of what it looks like. smolders and smoke going on, and the vehicle t looks like a transformer or something. and you have smoke all over the place, and basically that's because it caught on fire when it hit part of the concrete barrier there and let's take a live look now. can see bryan dairy is completely blocked. also known as 119th after it pass under the overpass of 19. the frontage road is closed and so is bryan dairy. the al consider gnat is to the south.

it's milder in parts across the northeast. 38 new york now. 32 inverness. so a good 6 degrees cooler there. we're going to continue with chilly readings, that snowstorm that is the one that brought us the rain saturday and the gusty winds yesterday. it's far enough away now where we have lost the wind but the cold. we are going to recover nicely. one storm here, another quick southeast. in fact it's kind of cold front that is going to barrel through here tonight and that is going to bring us gusty winds. ahead of the front already gusting this afternoon, southwesterly winds, out ahead of the front, that means milder temperatures by later today in the mid-60s but quickly back behind the front we turn the winds to the west and northwest and that will usher in another cold air mass here that in fact will stay with us through the middle part of the week. titan doppler quiet now but we are going to see a couple of showers. i think by tonight behind the front that will bring us temperatures today in the mid- 60s. we wake up tomorrow in the 40s. unlike today we ar

morning. 40s would be more common for citrus in pascoe county, low 40s around crystal river and inverness. out on the barrier islands, upper 40s from bartow and lakeland, over to auburndale and haines city. that first hour, the rest of the day is just wonderful. another thing that we will know tomorrow, but the wind still calm today, we will see a northwest wind, about eight or 10 miles per hour which will be pretty common. and, we might notice it if we are on the water or the wind affects what we do. just a touch, but very manageable. how richey and reggie and i, that's how we fish. how many pulls did we put out last time? northeast wind, two to 12 knots for fishermen, light chop and it was in the 50's at couple days ago. high tides around 1:17 a.m., and it the little bit cool but this is where the morning low should start for us. highs for the next several days are seasonal, and then above average for the weekend. mid- 70s for saturday and sunday, and the next system we are tracking, that pushes it back in little bit. as you know with all these storms all winter long, we will watch 10ne

so 59 degrees now in inverness. tampa coming in at 66 degrees, lake wales at 62. we're going to warm up pretty quickly today with the southerly flow. we're building in the warmth and the moisture and we've seen a few showers rolling across our southern counties, even across tampa bay overnight but nothing that is very heavy and we'll continue to have a chance for a shower or two throughout the day. but, it would be rather light and short-lived. so the warm-up, i think what is everyone is going to notice most today, and some sunshine, a little more of it, through the afternoon than what we'll start off the day with. temperatures this morning should be in the low 50s. we should be ending the day in the low 70s. instead mid to upper 70s today. 10% chance of a brief shower, not a rain event really today, even through wednesday we're on the dry side. this frontal boundary will be slow to approach but boy, it will pack a punch of heavy rain and some thunderstorms as it rolls through on thursday. at this point it locks like the rain will begin later in the afternoon on t

that is through sugar mill roads and hernando and inverness about 1:00 this afternoon. further south and because of the angle it is slower to get there. safety harbor 2:00. tampa 3:00. see these couple lines in front of it? there will be a stray shower ahead of that. i timed out the main line here. if you look southward you don't see a lot of thunderstorm activity. we see good storms through big bend north. certainly warmed up with the cloud cover. more so, down south. we have had more sun in manatee and sarasota county. almost 80 now. tampa 74. 77 carrollwood. south. they'll go southwest. pete. 10 to 15 miles per hour with gusts in the 20s. they'll shift later today to the north and west. clouds will stay with us through the rest of the afternoon and evening hours. i don't think we'll see too much sunshine before sunset. after that we'll start clearing. it will take a while. here with our forecast model. 2:00 rain is pushing in towards the nature coast in the hudson area. this model is slower. it will get here sooner than that. 5:00, that ride home scattered showers an

brooksville, inverness, st. pete now near zero. a lot of areas at a half-mile or less. tampa, around the downtown area has had some of the best visibility all rning. but it has been getting worse as we've been moving through the morning and is now down to one mile. so again as you head out the door this could certainly slow you down but once we get past 10:00 we'll see a good amount of improvement across much of the area, the beaches may last a little longer, 75 degrees by noon, 80 as the high today. the heat is definitely on with 4:00. higher rain chances are ahead. more on that coming up. >>> janelle, let's see what exactly is going on, on the roads. >> one of the areas we've been seeing a lot of fog, in the st. pete area, corey is driving there now. still pretty bad out there? good morning. we're southbound on 275 around 54th avenue north. we got to say this patchy fog lightens up for about a mile or so on the interstate and then gets dense again. you will be encountering this wherever you go. right now half-mile visibility. make sure you use the low beams, leave fiv

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palong 41 between inverness and pcitrus springs very stormy right pnow. pif you can void that area for pnext 20 or 30 minutes, things pwill then quickly improve. pi want to go to storm a little pfurther toward the south we're pgetting rain right in the inellas county area. phillsborough tampa over bridges. pbut the main area of concern for pgulf. pyou see this red rain, that is pthe radar that's detecting or pindicating there could actually articular storm. p>> so i'm going to switch over pto what i call velocity mode. pshowing. pstill quite a ways off shore. pand that's what i want to point pout to you that more than likely pthere some type of water spout pabout 60 miles off shore. pthat, but that within the hour, pthat whole area will be on pshore. pwhether or not this rotation pholds together remains to be pseen. pthat's why we're here we will plet you know. pat that point more than likely pin back edge of that line robably a water spout way out pinto the gulf right now. plet me switch back over to mode pyou're apt to see our preflectivity mode and bac

locally, not seeing any rain, patchy clouds, just dropping temperatures. in inverness. and 54 in lakeland and auburndale. and even tampa now, you've dropped to 5 degrees. what is happening is the cold air is spilling down the peninsula and you're feeling that movement of air because it's so windy. 14 miles per hour in tampa. 21 in clearwater. and gusting up close to 30 miles per hour. so we don't really warm up much. a high of 65. well below the average of 74. in weather and traffic on weather and traffic on the 8s, i take you hour-by-hour through too. >>> the windy commute, again, skyway bridge, still a lot of wind out there and fhp says be careful moving across it. here's what's going on in st. pete, i have good news for you, remember that construction southbound 275, the exit to 54th avenue south, looks like it has cleared from the roadway. traffic looks very, very good in the area. and we have a great drive and also, a great drive on the howard franklin bridge. and i want to switch gears for a second here. >>> i want to talk about how we have all seen them on the ro

here you have inverness with some light rain showers.but notice as that front sags to the south, it just disintegrates and falls apart at the seams. saturday clear skies. here comes your sunday. and, in fact, it's the same repeat performance. area of low pressure, and it falls apart. low to mid 70s throughout the central valley today. 50 springtime skiing and boarding at its best in the high sierra. today 60s few low 70s. yesterday it was 78 degrees in gilroy. so a cooler day today a bit of a breeze late day onshore west 10 to 20. here's your extended forecast. chance of rain end of next week. a high surf advisory today swells up to 14 feet. >>> the eddie pro surf competition returned to hawaii for the first time in more than five years. the world's best surfers facing waves up to 50 feet. top prize winner was also the youngest contestant 23-year-old john-john florence from hawaii was the competition's top performer. tournament is held to commemorate hawaiian lifeguard eddie who died during a rescue mission in 1978. >> that competition i

and where it's been clearer longer, it is colder. 34 inverness. 32 crystal river. tampa dropped to 48 because skies are clear. 46 in hillsborough county. 53 in sarasota where the clouds have hung around. and again the winds will get stronger, north, northwest 10 to 20 knot, waves 6 to 10 feet. and notice the stronger winds right now are near the coast like pinellas, hillsborough and sarasota counties. quieter inland. and watch the temperatures through the next couple hours. they'll continue to drop. notice the clouds in the southerners and even with sunshine, 10 -- southern areas, even with sunshine, tampa, 54. the slow creep into the upper 50s. but tonight again, once the skies clear out and the winds calm down, we get into the 30s. so tonight is the coalest night before we see a warming trend. >>> no major congestion but things are getting busier, south 275 around hillsborough avenue, thicker into downtown. here's i-4, look at polk county, looks great from lakeland into bore city. and ybor, seven minute commute. ehrlich to 5, nine minutes on the veterans expressw

st.pete at 61, over to inverness cooler, and i think more of the clouds will be around this morning, and we will see more sunshine by the afternoon, and feeling warm in that sunshine at 74, and 57 degrees overnight, and a couple of clouds are staying mild. i will let you know about the two cold front comes through the area, and what impact they will have us on. now traffic and weather on the 8s. >>> big issue on bryan dairy road. we are seeing more issues on the roadway, and a slowdown here. bryan dairy is pleadly closed here, running east and west at u.s. 19. we have a fatal crash on scene, and you need to take ulmerton or 80s on the street. malik has a live view, and you the ones on the left are off of frontage road. bryan dairy blocked both directions, u.s. and 19 remains open, and that's good news. you will not be able to get by here again on bryan dairy. more vehicles out here. i want you to remember ulmerton road or 80th street, and those are your alternates. ba da ba ba ba >>> good morning and thank you for watching news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene rami

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and my weather watcher in inverness, 57 degrees. she was watching steve jerve and i as we were on facebook live overnight as the storms came through. and people were asking us questions and were giving personalized forecasts because i know those storms woke a lot of people up. the good news is now as you hit the roads, they're drying out quickly. heading to the south so you get the pleasant afternoon. and we do expect at least some patchy fog tomorrow morning, cooler. days as we head into the weekend. can't beat this forecast. leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> well, we are starting to see a little bit of a slow down here due to the fatal accident in polk city, eastbound i-4 just past the parkway. meliek on the street is live at the scene. and we can get a view of what is happening. you can see traffic is slow and go. and most of the activity is in the median. they have a crane out there to get the mangled vehicle out of the median. so the left lane is blocked both east and westbound. this was a single car accident. one person

ptampa, new tampa, wesley chapel, pthere's one spot, inverness has pgotten below 50 degrees. pi think crystal river goes below p50. pcoming up soon as well, some pcolder air continues to pour in. pnow, thankfully the sun will be pup in less than 45 minutes. pthat will help a little bit but pit's still going to be a much p56 in bradenton. pmid 50s for you in highlands pcounty. pand in brandon, actually crystal priver, okay, 22 degrees colder pthan it was yesterday at this ptime. pbrandon 20, tampa 19. pit is a noticeable difference poutside this morning versus pyesterday. pand that wind is not helping. p20 to 28 mile-per-hour wind pgusts but believe it or not, pthis is better. pwhen i first came in, there were pwinds gusting 33, 35 miles per phour. pso windy will be the theme of ptoday as we get a little psunshine to mix in. pwe'll see a few cold air clouds pstreaming through from time to ptime. pbut with that colder air moving pin, even though the sun is ptrying to warm us up, the net presult keeps our temperatures prunning about 10 degrees below pnormal. pas i mentioned befo

this is eagle 8hd video of the scene at pine brook road and water street in inverness. 2 -- venice. >>> drug, guns, and explosives, all within reach of a 5-year- old norm a venice coupling is -- now a venice couple is facing charges. dhs came to check on a child in their care, and found rifles, hand guns, two pipe bombs and hand grenades, and also found the drug spice. the child is now in protective custody. >>> he scammed 13 elderly people, and police believe there are more victims. dennis is facing charges. police believe he took money from victims to fix cracks in driveways. one woman gave him hundreds of dollars out of her social security money. >> so he says okay, you need to give me $400 for materials, so i said okay i'm not going to give him cash. the next morning i get up and it's all spots like that. it wasn't covered even. >> and there may be other victims out there, at least that's what deputies believer, all across the tampa bay area. >>> if you think there's too much traffic on gandy boulevard, what about driving above it? >> it's part of a plan transit fish officials are

low 40s for us around citrus county and hernando county from inverness and crystal river to pasco county, hudson, zephyrhills and wesley chapel. bradenton and sarasota a nice chill in the air. day break 49 degrees. not as windy. same for venice and north port 49. couple degrees cooler lakeland to haines city and fort meade. forecast for saturday 47 to start. quite a bit of cloud cover. we will turn mostly cloudy in the middle of the night. isolated shower is possible. more on that in a moment. we are also expecting high temperatures a touch warmer than today. around 66 to 67. the winds not as strong tomorrow. still a decent breeze. moderate chop on the bay. northwest winds 2 to 12 knots. note is as that trough digs over the gulf and as that low starts to spin up from the keys over to west palm beach we are between the two. sunday morning a couple showers in the mix. we are clear and skies are done. beautiful and clear for your football celebrations on sunday evening. just know that a brief shower is possible. especially 6:00 a.m. to noon on sunday. nothing big. nothing like yesterday's r

inverness now at 59 degrees. that's one of the lowest temperatures out there. we should be starting the day around 53, ending around 71. we're not going to meet records this week but we're certainly going to be much above normal much above average anyhowe. you can see here we get up to 80 degrees tomorrow. 79 as the high on wednesday. this front looks like it slowed down a little so we won't bring our rain chances up significantly until thursday. we'll have a good round of that roll through with that. the rain chances for friday are for very early in the morning. at this time it doesn't look like it will affect the friday morning commute but we'll watch it, continue to time the intensity and the rain as it moves through with that front. the cooler air settles in friday afternoon and sticks around for the weekend. we'll be in the mid to upper 60s. that is florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. you can find me on facebook and twitter. back to you. >>> we want to look at the morning commute. this is i-275 at cypress. no problems, traffic is moving smoothly. camer