Hospital leaders expect case volume of flu, the common cold, and respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, to keep climbing. Statewide respiratory illnesses are labeled as “very high,” according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Florida winters are unique. While much of the country bundles up in heavy coats and snow boots, Florida’s cold is milder but tricky. The temperatures can range from

Florida's Most Accurate Forecast for Tampa Bay from ABC Action Weather Meteorologist Greg Dee for Tuesday, January 21, 2025— (Sct'd rain, 50s)

Seeing a frozen iguana on the ground is more common during extreme cold, but residents must avoid handling it. Florida law also prohibits relocating the creatures due to their status as invasive ...

While the latest state report shows the first significant decrease in flu cases since the peak, the numbers are still higher compared to the same period in recent years.

Why does cold and flu season seem so long? One common question I get is why cold and flu season feels so long here in Florida. Viruses behave differently in warm climates like Brevard County.

As a meteorologist, waking up to 4 to 6 inches of snow locally is certainly fun and interesting, but well within typical January weather for Southern New England. For me, what’s really interesting is what is forecast to take place across the Gulf Coast Tuesday with a perhaps unprecedented amount of snow for a very wide swath from Texas to parts of Florida.

After a rainy weekend, cold temperatures are sweeping across Central Florida — with the frigid air here to stay. Overnight, temperatures dropped into the 30s and 40s, setting us up for a chilly Monday morning. Freeze warnings were in effect for multiple counties as wind chills dropped as low as in the 20s. Those warnings expired at 10 a.m.

The first manatee ever rescued in North Carolina was released back into the wild Thursday after spending a few weeks recovering at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. The manatee had been found by biologists lethargic and malnourished in mid-November in a drainage canal, likely attracted by the ditch's warmish waters, off the Tar River near Greenville.

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State's manatee population, still recovering from a mass starvation event several years ago, to seek warmer waters.

A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year.

A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year.