. >>> steve jerve, you know what today is right? >> it is leap year? the beginning of the strawberry >> good guess. through. minds. we decided biscuit. >> seems like quite a debate. some were saying cheesecake. >> cheesecake with sounds delicious. 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, a few clouds around this evening. we are not expecting rain. it looks sort of rainy. off the gulf. 73 degrees at 3:00 p.m. there is a possibility tomorrow morning. probably before 10:00 a.m., of seeing a shower associated with a coal front moving on through, but i think the sun comes back in the afternoon an the evening looks good if you are headed out to plant city. a nice shot from gandy beach this morning. obviously quite a few clouds there. storm team 8wfla on facebook. comfortable temperatures. mostly cloudy skies. a light southwesterly breeze bringing in a bit more humidity ahead of the cold front that will pass tomorrow morning. we will talk more about the weekend forecast. it looks good, coming um. >>> still ahead on 8 at 7:00. >> we are out at the strawberry festival at plant cit

and since julie is at the strawberry fest cal, we have steve jerve with us today. >> that's right, say see. she is enjoying the strawberry short cake and the clouds. this is the view in clearwater beach. you can see the volley ballers having a good time. it's this cloud trail coming in from the west. 68 degrees. the forecast for tomorrow, the second day of the strawberry festival, opening day was today, 74 degrees at 3:00 p.m. 67 degrees at 8:00 p.m. we have a cold front passing through tomorrow. in fact, the rain chances are 20% but we're talking generally the first part of the day here. we're talking about say anymore from 5:00 a.m. north to 10:00 a.m. farther south with the cold front pushing into and through the area. our temperatures are comfortable and rain chances around zero percent. 66 for the even, partly cloudy skies throughout the rest of the evening to mostly cloudy conditions. you can see on the camera imagery quite a few includeds. a light southwesterly breeze in the forecast coming up. right now, the cold front to the south. there's the good trail of clouds continuing i

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. >> eagle 8 reporter steve jerve. [ laughter ] >> i could do it all day. >> thanks steve. >>> another city has discovered lead in its drinking water. >> coming up next, we will tell you where children are being tested for lead poisoning. >> and a barn blows sky high >> n now to what the making headlines across america. students are being tested for lead poisoning in new jersey. lead levels in the district's water have been elevated since at least 2012. schools with elevated lead levels. those reresults are expected to be mailed to parents within one week. the testing is voluntary, so it is not yet clear how many will opt to undergo the e blood test. >>> the fbi has determined the ststudent who stabbed four people at a california college in november was indeed inspired by isis. initially, police said the attack was the act of a disgruntled student. he visited websites for isis and other terror organizations before the attack. a campus police officer shot mohammed to death. >>> 50,000 college students in louisiana are in danger of losing their scholarships. state programs allow eligible

that is 50 to $100 more than yours sell for steve jerve. [ laughter ] >> that's true. >> all the proceeds go to and, thank goodness, a cat story finally. a new cafe in wisconsin is definitely the cat's meow. madison is home to its very own cat cafe. >> uh-huh. >> the cafe gives the public a chance to experience the fun and happiness that comes from owning a cat without litter box duties. it is just like being an aunt to kids. the owner and her two children were inspired to open one when they visited a cat cafe in south korea. the cats come from animal shelters and some are available for option too. >> that is a good idea. adopt a cat. get some lunch. >> listen, the weather cat loves cat cafes. >> weather cat can be a little cantankerous. >> that's all i will say about it. temperatures this evening will be comfortable. 68 degrees. winds variable. beautiful. might be a little cooler if we are out later. tomorrow is warmer near 80 >> did you say cantankerous or cat-tanterous? >> i said cat. >> that's what i thought. >> see you at 11:00. >>> now on "extra" -- terror in brussels. lester holt a

steve jerve is good at that. we are in for a good one. >> especially if you have outdoor plans sunday. we have a nice long dry stretch. >> absolutely. knock down the pollen. >> and temperatures will stay warm, we are in the low 70s take a look outside. mostly clear skies. a few clouds overnight. check out the rain out west. some of this makes it into our area as we head into sunday. we will have the details on the timing of this weekend's rain forecast. >>> still ahead on 8 at 7:00. >> the fire stone grand prix is in saint petersburg this weekend. take a lap with me in this car as you see what it is like to be a race car driver. simple mistake gives towing company it is green light to take your car away. >> we'll have that and more coming up. the station always on your served with sirloin steak. saut\ fresh zucchini, squash and tomatoes. it's sure to be a family favorite. visit freshfromflorida.com for great recipes. delicious is always served today it's florida flatbread with fresh tomatoes and bell peppers. it'

storm team 8 meteororologist steve jerve joins you with your air fest forecast. >> looks like sunday is better than saturdrday in terms of our forecast. you have probablbly been seeing the percentages pop up more on saturday. most of the activity should end by sunday morning but as the forecast goes, saturday has about a 50% chance of showers including ththe possibility of seeing a morning shower. it won't rain all the way through the day, but the chance we think the better chances probably will exist later in the day. that would be later afternoon and evening hours carrying into the early part of sunday. so sunday looking a little bit better than saturday at this point. things look a bit unsettled in the gulf of mexico. no strong thunderstorms back to the west, but it just indicates the instability that is there with an area of low pressure moving our way. unsettled is a great way to describe it. by sunday, the afternoon is starting to look much better. perhaps even some sunshine, but turning breezier sunday and cooler too. back to you. >> thanks s a lot steve. >>> we will check bac

for that answer, let's go to chief meteorologist steve jerve with your air forecast forecastst. >> reporter: we definitely have some challenges especially for saturday with the clouds and showers. maybe a thunderstorm mixed in. all day long, but that chance of showers does exist. take a look at the forecast for saturday. tempmperatures are fairly warmment the possibility of a passing shower generally. the air force and the patrollers are aware they can dealal with some type of weather out there for your knowledge. might be a good idea to bring along an umbrella or a slicker in case it decided to rain. sunday looks better. breezier and cooler. you can see why we are forecasting the possibility of rain as weather moves from west to east. ththere are a lot of showers and thunderstorms along the northern gulf coast. this is a cold front. so later on sunday, we are thinking the rain will end d in the mornining hours on sunday. it will be sunnier by the afternoon turning breezier and cooler. it will be windier too. >> you can check the radar using our storm team 8 weather max app. it is free to d

. >>> chief meteorologist steve jerve joins us now. i am amazed you made it into work that the throngs of happy people didn't keep you from coming in. >> mean, man, especially yesterday. yesterday was just exceptional. >> today is a little bit warmer. we saw temperatures close to 80. i think 80s will be with us the rest of the week. if you get a chance to go out this evening in jupiter after 7 p.m., as soon as it turns 7 -- it's already 7. sorry. this is a good view of jupiter. it will be up above us at midnight. a good night to view it in the eastern someday this evening. hopefully, skies will be clear enough. watch jupiter this evening. strawberry festival looking good. they had a great weather weekend. fantastic out there eating strawberries in plant city. 81 tomorrow. the evening forecast calls for partly cloudy skies. probably clearing conditions here. very dry air aloft remains. can you see 58 degrees to start the day. lots of sunshine. that will help us warm up nicely in the afternoon. near 80 degrees with a few we will have mor

. >>> steve jerve joins us now with a look at the weather. we saw a shot from paint seat. no fog today. no sea fog so far. >> we had some this morning. not as bad as the previous night and the upcoming night shouldn't be so bad either. all. you can see e we have high clouds. they have been streaming from the west throughout the day. this is in our new camera, the lake land auto mall. 85 degrees. nice to o have a new camera out t there and get an inland reading there. soututhwesterly breeze. westerly breeze at the beach. a beautifuldayay. a significant temperature difference there. and we have a northwest to westerly wind. as for the mcdill air fest, yes, we have rain chances.s. don't think it will be a complete rainout. but we will have to watch the rain chances especially on saturday. now, we have a 50% chance. won't rain all day long, but, there is a possibility showers can develop. especicially later in the day into the early part of sunday. we might see a morning shower saturday and later in the day carrying into the early part of sunday which is whwhy we have a 30% ra

our meteorologist steve jerve knows all about it. >> an area of low pressure is stuck out there. with the same nice weather you are experiencing in florida. they are getting rain in one spot over and over. >> as you said, it is nice here for us. >> yeah. our high pressure is helping us out. getting us very nice day. certainly a warmer day overall. temperature of 80 degrees now. we talked about this pocket of hitting 80s . we have seen that today at plantation, crystal river. east winds at two miles an hour in the western part of citrus county. down in the southern part of manatee county. almost into sarasota county. we have an east wind here. you can see the winds coming out of the south in freedom plaza. throughout the day. this is in sun city center in hillsborough county. also, jupiter is really bright in the sky after sunset. p.m. jupiter is one of the brightest things in the sky other than the moon which is always pretty bright this time of year. in clearwater, bradenton, lakeland, and, nationals play the tigers in lakeland. 79 degrees. very nice baseball weather this time o

. >> i think steve jerve did it defiantly. he is too cool for saint patrick's day. >> i have a big green wall over there. >> she has an excuse. i don't. >> don't go anywhere. fightly new is coming up next. >> yeah, jenn holloway joins >>> developining newss tonight. water wars. fireworks and finger pointing over who's to blame for the toxic crisis that has poisoned an american city. tonight, angry calls for an embattled governor as the epa head resigns. >>> a storm of controversy forces the end of an era at sea world. what it means for the killer whales that famous. brakes. a major announcement about life-saving technology. your car taking control, stopping a crash before it happens. >>> sounding the alarm about a surge in kids rushed to the e.r. after swallowing adult medication. minutes.

chief meteorologist steve jerve joining us now with the all- important forecast. >> did you ever take a press ride? >> i have never hahad the nerve to do it. [ laughter ] >> i know those things turn your stomach up. >> yeah,h, it did. >> seseveral times. >> just once back in 1991, it was a thrill. riding the f-16 as an amateur. >> i don't know if i wanted toto do it that i need to do it. >> yes, warm up to it. >>> speaking of the air fest as they are talking about, it is comingng up this weekend with the possibibility of the showerers. of course the event organizers are more than ready to deal with that. 50% chance for the off and on throughout the day and especially later on in the evening as they approach and the light showers, they are e to make sure to bring along the umbrella, the rain slick or so and just in case the showers will pass while you're out at the air show. 73 degrees on sunday and the changes, the rain really ends in the morning hours, then turns breeeezier and sunnier for the second half of the day to be fairly nice. spring will begin this weekend and sunday as well

. >>> chief meteorologist steve jerve joins us now but check this out. look over there. that's the sunset from eagle 8 hd, photo journalist paul lamison shot that about 45 minutes ago. that's what it looks like out in the wild at night when we are in here working. >> did you see the shots that we took earlier from siesta key? the daytime is as nice as the nighttime. makes you want to go, doesn't it? >> stay focused. stay with me here. >> take like at our evening forecast if you're lucky enough to be outside, temperatures pleasant. 69 degrees this evening. a few clouds still on the warm side, maybe some high clouds but a lot of these should dissipate. few clouds in the forecast for tomorrow because a cold front is headed our way, not a big impact front but it may add some clouds and bring a slight chance of a few showers as they roll through the area. 73 degrees tomorrow afternoon, the front will pass and then the winds will shift more northerly and help to draw in slightly cooler air. we will feel that especially as we get into thursday morning. right now temps are pleas

steve jerve going for the perfect game this week. everyday has been a winner. >> no pressure. >> batting a thousand i guess. or you know, 800. 55 degrees for the morning. looks like a beautiful start to the day. we will see a few high clouds on and off throughout the day. because the cold front went south, a little cooler temperatures in place. but generally highs in the 70s this weekend. it is pretty good. >> awesome. >> i know you like the animal kingdom here. so this is for you in the night cap. disney will debut a new nighttime show at the animal kingdom. this is called rivers of light. you are looking at what it will it features illuminated lanterns. water screens. a lot more. it debuts at animal kingdom. brittany, our producer will be the first in line. >> people think cinderella is the princess of disney. it isn't. it's brittany. >> thanks for joining us. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest... but i thought it would be too expensive... who's that, j

switch to >>> no need to ask about the weekend because we know from steve jerve. what about tomorrow morning? >> i must not have mentioned any of the other days, i guess. >> we just did not hear them. tomorrow is pretty good, too? good, tomorrow warmer, upper 70s, maybe near 80 in some of the inland areas, very fleiss to start the day out and our temperatures -- nice to start the day out and our temperatures are nice the rest of the week, 70s for highs, great week for spring training. >> beautiful for that. jimmy fall plan is come up next at busch gardens, our appetite for fun never ends. and now, the food & wine festival feeds your appetite for adventure, with wild flavors... pulse-pounding rides... and concerts for every taste. busch gardens' food & wine festival is the best way to enjoy thrilling attractions... ...mouthwatering dishes ...and your favorite artists live in concert every weekend, starting march 5th. so come eat, drink, and rock out now . and let cobra's curse take you for a spin this summer. busch gardens. florida's thrill ride leader. test. test.