. >>> 85 degrees here, nissan of venice. beautiful. nice paul lamison, just a gorgeous shot of the sky and the downtown area. maybe the atmosphere was a little more crisp today because the air was a little drier aloft. in fact, at the surface, the air was slightly drier. we can feel that around portions of the bay area. not all, but portions. it feels a little less humid. that picture was a little nicer. everything is moving from east to west. dry air we are talking about. the high levels of the atmosphere. of breaks the peninsula in half. the best shower chances in south florida. look at the clear conditions here. greater chased the mans of clouds an showers to the south. high pressure is the dominant surface feature and the flow is from the northeast. that is helping to draw in some drier air at the surface as well as mixing down some of that to the surface. that is post tropical storm hermine. last advisory issued on this one, 50 miles an hour winds. still spinning off the northeast coast causing and occasional squalls moving on shor

nissan of venice, 86 degrees. trafficker is moving along pretty good. some interesting looking skies but not much in the way of precipitation. this here in tampa, 85 degrees. we have is a northwest wind at 5 miles an hour. traffic moving very nicely. looks like we are on the veteran's showers are primarily inland. you can see in the central areas, most of the activity is in the southeast part of polk county. the westerly flow is in place pushing everything off to the east. the thunderstorms most active across highlands county east of sebring. thunderstorm activity. but the showers stretch back north of lake placid. probably seeing on and off showers. back here into hardy, de soto county. coastal areas, manatee, sarasota, are pretty quiet at with activity from the east coast. basically, the east coast sea breeze. nice shot from jackie this morning. thank you very much for that t. storm team wfla will get a nice crescent moon there. the temperatures will be shortly dipping below the average line. as a weak cold front setting into the area. as for the rain

nissan of venice, taechs are caller because we saw rain, 18/100, helps drop the temperature. not many folks have seen rain in the bay area today. lake club at lakewood ranch, gorgeous, 80 degrees, perhaps a nearby shower. not a bad temperature there. at the plantation crystal river, 90 degrees the western part of citrus county at the moment and obviously mostly sunny location. air dry, 39% relative humidity. few showers, thunderstorms too offshore but that is about all in terms of precip, that is why we saw the cooler number in venice, temperatures have dropped in spots but mostly southern areas today. david sent us a picture, offshore rain, kind of what we saw on radar, the rain in the gulf of mexico, maybe even a few lightning strikes out there but not much precip across land areas, larger thanks to the get friday. 9:00 p.m., 81, warm, few clouds around. 75 dries at 7:00 a.m., mostly sunny, only 20% rain chance, similar pattern in the area for tomorrow. 91 degrees, currently in tampa, dew point, 67, a nice number for this time of year. even the difference between 75, 76-deg

some of the showers have come a little bit earlier. 82 degrees at nissan of venice. overcast at the moment. very high humidity. dew points have been up there today. so, you can see the showers that stretch from the eastern part of polk county. right along south of i-4. scattered about. almost sea breeze stuff. this low pressure that is sitting just off of the east coast along the east coast, is helping to control the flow. that counterclock wise flow. and from north to south, you brooksville. a few thunderstorms embedded in here as well. you can see the activity dragging across the area and across sections of polk. it is helping to control the movements of the showers here at the moment. high temperatures the next couple of days, the rain chances are a little bit higher than normal. we will go with slightly below normal temperatures. 76 degrees, 7:00 a.m. 88 at 4:00 p.m. temperatures 84 in temple terrace. 86 lakeland. and 82 in arcadi ah. you can see the developing showers, it is really as we look off the east coast, the counterclock wise rotation like you see with a

nissan of venice, blue skies, 85 degrees. no rainfall in the bucket yet. we will continue to see a mix of sub and clouds for the next couple of hours. here's a look from the lake club in lakeland ranch, 84 degrees. eventually, we will start to add in rain, which is hot good the already-swollen rivers. mark douglas is out there giving us a good look at the river. it has the worst river flooding. we have river flood warnings for other areas, little manatee, mayaca river, cypress springs, worthington garden and the peace river. most rivers are coming down. they're a little above flood stage. no rainfall for the next couple the trop, 85 degrees. after the game, there may be rain. there's stray inland showers at noon today, 86 degrees. before coverage of rain at 4:00, about a 40% chance at 90. all storms around the coast around 7. 81 at clearwater, 82 in brooksville, 84 in sebring. patchy clouds continue, seasonal warm. we have a better coverage of showers around 3:00 to 4:00. as the day progresses, the storms drift to the south and west, which pushes them towar

nissan of venice, clouds. we've seen clouds in the venice area. this one area of rain in br in the last minute or some there's venice. around the north port area, heading toward arcadia, hardee area, pockets of rain. that's what i expect to happen. a better coverage of downpours by 3:00. maybe a few showers that linger through 7:00 when it's 84. north, north of citrus county. tallahassee, is pensacola in the low to mid-70s. i just had to show you. this we win. we have the highest temperature. we're at 84. look at the country. not a soul is as warm as we are. i guess we win. probably not. you're probably looking for coder air. this is case. we're going to see spotty shower this is 2:00, 3:00, 4:00. could see an inch of rain in the heavy spots. most sears will see around an inch of rain and it'll taper the off around 7:00 tonight. european forecast models for matthew, it's heading through the warm waters of caribbean, so it strengthens. that's why it's a mange hurricane. it turns toward cuba by tuesday afternoon. north. you may be asking why it is go

you can see from nissan of venice, no rain at this location. 88 degrees with our winds coming in out of the east between 10 to 15 miles an hour. pretty quiet conditions around the region. it is 87 degrees at lake club. no wind at this location, we have seen the slightly lower humidity. rain chances nea20 head into the next couple of days. so staying mostly dry. temperatures holding right around average early september. in the mornings, we are even running slightly below average. so, they are feeling fairly nice at this point. moisture as you know will eventually return. higher humidity and higher rain chances back into the forecast as we head into the coming weekend. when you wake up torn morning expect it to be in the mid 70s . lit be a pleasant nice start to the day. in the afternoon hours we will top out near 90. rain chances still pretty low. not much in the way of showers and storms. on our visible imagery, you can see some of the drier air. notice that much in the way of cloud cover across the southeast, especially the northern half of florida. for most of us, it is looking pret

so 87 right now at the nissan of venice. and you can see the clouds starting to develop and the 64% humidity is a good indication that we are in a tropical air mass at this point. by 1:00, we will just see a few spotty showers. and we are starting to see those develop. i think the coverage of rain continues to increase. by 4:00 p.m., it's a 60% chance. and otherwise, a high of about 89 degrees which is average for this time of the year. the storms will linger on right through the in p.m., 84 degrees. they won't taper off until well into the overnight time period. and right now, it's 88 degrees in plant city. and we are waiting on the showers and thunderstorms to cool us down a bit. 83 in tampa. 48 in fish hawk. and 86 in sarasota. and look at the heat index in plant city, just made it up to 100. already, feels like 97 in fish hawk. and feels like 98 in arcadia. but some places starting to see the showers develop. i will zoom up here to citrus, big coverage now. this is the spotty part of the rain before we get better coverag

that's neat from the nissan of venice camera. 82degrees, yeah, it is bright. and also a hot one. 91 today. the average is 88. 91 tomorrow too. hot for the weekend. not a lot of 90 on sunday. >>> all right, looking better right now. through the plant city area, westbound on i-4 because that accident that only had the right lane opened has been pushed to the side of the roadway. traffic looks good right here. you still have congestion in the back-up. again, this is through plant city but only taking 14 minutes from the paul buchman highway. >> thank you. >>> check out the surveillance video of a two-man shootout. the two pulling guns on each other. one shoots first and then the back, even after it appears he is already been shot. and he run toward the home. blood seeping through the shirt. both now charged with attempted murder. >>> this morning on "today's take," gina davis. >>> and it is freaky friday which means you can win at home. >>> plus al whips up a tasty all that coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron ha

the nissan of venice camera in southern sarasota. just a few more clouds. 37degrees at that location. and 37 in plant city. and 69 in apollo beach. and cooler than yesterday and we do have a stronger westerly breeze. and what that means is, a couple showers will be possible along the coast this morning. and then those storms get pushed farther and farther inland. through day, eventualliering off after about 8:00 a.m. slight change tomorrow, still a coastal shower in the morning and a cold front is going to move into north florida and enhance the rain chance to 40%. and bring in drier air friday >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, round one. >> you called it the gold standard of trade deals. you said it's the finest deal you've ever seen. >> donald, i know you live in yown the fact. >> hillary clinton and donald trump square off in their first presidential debate with both sides claiming victory but did either candidate make their case to the american voter? >>> then royal road trip. william and kate battle bad weather north of the b

let me show you from the nissan of venice. 82degrees. head up into citrus and hernando, one spotty shower. and this is the rain shower from venice in the gulf gate estates area. right now, 82 degrees warming up. >>> fortunately no accidents in the gulf gates estates area. but slow traffic ybor city, veterans expressway not too bad here. southbound. but slow. and bearss to i-4, southbound 275 looking better. and much better on 75 right around brandon the. and the howard frankland bridge looks great. gene-- >>> a lakeland bar owner protesting colin kaepernick. he is the son of a u.s. marine and says he finds kaepernick's here is his answer. stickers resembling mini kaepernick jerseys stuck to urinals. >>> this morning on "today's take" uliza schlessinger killing it in comedy. >>> then the tricks to making box desserts taste like you made them from scratch. >>> is your laundry room a mess? the see to believe. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron hall, and billy bush. live

. >>> well, down into the sun coast area show you the nissan of venice camera and clouds jussive shore where we have an onshore wind flow. 77degrees at that location. and spotty rain that's out in the gulf. we will continue to push closer and closer to shore. we have seen showers along the some again and another batch of rain near the parton springs commute. and it's because of this stalled cold front to 2 north creating the onshore wind. and will give us a good rain chance today. about a 40% chance all rain moving from west to east. and we thought this cold front might come through. and it looks like it's not going to get farther enough south to bring us drier air. other than watching matthew, not much out in the tropic, upper 80s there the week. really works. members of congress spend too much time rasing money. congressman david jolly on 60 minutes last night pushing back against the current system. and they don't do enough for our veterans. david jolly has opened his seminole office to veterans. and they don't get we can prevent terrorism and protect the constitution congressman da

the nissan of venice camera shows a few puffy clouds. 75degrees and 92% humidity. with winds off the gulf. really adds the extra layer of humidity in, doesn't it? 77in 72 in bartow. 73 in lakeland. 78 sarasota. so through the day, a small rain chance along the coast this morning. and going up to about a 20% chance by midday when we hit 86. 89 at 3:00 p.m. that's the high temperature with a 40% rain chance. tomorrow's high 89 with a 30% chance. >>> all right, checking out 75, folks. the traffic coming towards us is southbound. so very heavy away from fowler. let's move over and take a quick look at the map, 275 minute commute. and that's typical. and look at northbound, i-75, before it was southbound up here away from new tampa. look at northbound. we are jammed. what's going on? we have two lanes taken away northbound i-75 right before you get to interstate 4. and backed up before the selmon expressway. what does that mean for you? don't get on 75 northbound, you're going to sit there. take u.s. 301. it has pockets of congestion but it's much better than i-75 - marc

nissan of venice, 78 degrees. most clouds are near the coast. and we even have showers. here's some in the western portion of hernando county, around spring hill into pasco county, around hudson and this area of rain in the southern portion of pinellas county. in the headlines, the showers are near the coast this morning. and become more scattered throughout the area, 40% later today. and now rain chances will go down a bit to 30% tomorrow. and right back up to 40% sunday. and even a 50% rain chance on monday. leslee lacey, let's check on traffic. >>> the situation, all lanes re- opened on southbound u.s. 19 approaching gandy and park at looks better. good drive across the bay area bridges despite an accident on the shoulder on the howard frankland bridge. westbound martin luther king, right at 75, lanes blocked and you are actually really backed up here. allow for an extra 20 minutes through there. and northbound 75 right around i-4 and southbound, very busy as you come away from new tampa. hillsborough at orient road, eastbound hillsborough, lanes blocked and a crash as

in nissan of venice, it is 75 degrees this morning. in the headlines, i expect scattered downpours this afternoon and scattered downpours tomorrow and wednesday as well. the and then a front comes in and that's going to lead to fewer storms and less humid friday and saturday. is in the tropic, invest 97l will head west. 89 today. >> thank you. >>> democratic vice presidential candidate tim kaine is campaigning for hillary rodham clinton today in lakeland. he will attend an event at the lakeland center. the doors open at 10:30 this morning and the rally starts at 12:15. kaine campaigned in miami yesterday and will head to orlando after the stop in lakeland today. >>> the tampa bay bucks need to turn things around after losing two in a row. the bucs fell to the los angeles rams in the home opener. final score 37-32. next sunday, the bucs the super bowl champ, the most talented and funny comedians though she is in new york. she is the most -- >> the most. >> just got the emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series. >> after her st

down in venice, here at nissan of venn in addition, 86 degrees. towering cumulus there in the distance t. 63% relative humidity. it is like you can't tell the difference between summer and fall. southern manatee county. here at veteran's ford along the veteran's express way, 86 degrees at the moment. and kind of a mix of clouds and some clear skies. warm start to the fall, the average high, 88 degrees. that is official high today. 74 degrees the average low. tonight's low of 77. so yes, those temperatures are a couple of degrees above our averagings. a few showers. these are falling apart. northern part of hillsborough county. southern sections of pasco county. you can see them raining themselves out. earlier, pretty decent thunderstorms did develop in and around this area. and then further down to the southeast, you can see some rain here, lake placid stretching all the way down into the southern sections of de soto county. north shore park, this is from shot. just a beautifully colorized here today. that is a florida fall for you. sunny sky, war

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