Weather Forecast

While parts of Central and North Florida have seen heavy rainfall, many areas remain well below normal after two months of the rainy season.

A weather radar is being installed in Fort Myers to address a low-level weather radar coverage gap in Lee and surrounding counties.

There are some significant changes for hours and access at the Naples Zoo in August due to weather, improvements and maintenance.

Lee County Human & Veteran Services reminds residents that it will continue to partner with the Lee County Library System, LeeTran and United Way Resiliency Hubs to offer heat-related assistance to people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations.

A heat dome is set to expand across much of the central United States, pushing temperatures above 100 degrees from Dallas to North Dakota. About 70 million people will face heat advisories. Forecasters say the heat will stretch from the desert southwest to the Gulf Coast and into the Midwest and Great Plains. Some areas, like the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, won't be hit by such severe weather. The elderly and children are especially at risk of heat-related illnesses. People are advised to seek air conditioning and stay hydrated. Relief might come to the central U.S. toward next weekend.

The Peninsula had drier-than-usual conditions as Bertha was west of the state. The wind also left less hot afternoons across the western portion of the Peninsula, but as we wave goodbye to Bertha, rain and heat return to Florida. Let's look at this week's forecast.

Tropical Storm Bertha is producing dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents for beaches along Florida's Panhandle.

Tropical Storm Bertha slowly drifts west-northwest across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico toward southeastern Louisiana. While strong wind shear is expected to limit rapid intensification, Bertha will bring prolonged tropical-storm-force winds, storm surge, and heavy rainfall to portions of the Florida Panhandle, the central Gulf Coast, and southern Louisiana through midweek.

A tropical depression has officially organized off the west coast of Florida, prompting forecasters to issue a tropical storm watch for a significant portion of the Florida Panhandle.

Rounds of heavy rain will impact parts of Central and North Florida due to a potential tropical system. Mixed signals on where it could go and intensity.