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Florida is gaining nearly 40 additional minutes of daylight during February

Clocks will spring ahead one hour on March 9, 2025, as daylight saving time begins across most of the United States.
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High February temperatures and Florida pollen jump started hay fever season

In Florida, plants are blooming earlier and for longer periods, releasing more pollen into the air leading to hay fever.
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Toasty Florida will become rainy Florida; more cold fronts are on the way

On Sunday night Florida will get a cold front that will bring temperatures closer to normal for this time of year.
Florida red tide, Feb. 2025

Red tide stretches from Tampa Bay to the Florida Keys: what is it?

A prolonged red tide in 2018 lasted over 10 months. During this period red tide was extreme, killing thousands of fish in Florida.
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Severe Weather Awareness Week: Hurricanes & water

Freshwater flooding, meaning flooding due to rain, has caused 57% of hurricane deaths between 2013 and 2022.
Warm Spring 2025

Florida’s warm February likely means an early Spring

Florida's February weather will be much warmer and drier than January, with plenty of sunshine on the horizon.

Florida’s thunderstorms and tornadoes. What to know for Severe Weather Awareness Week

Tornadoes are more common in Florida than most might think.
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It’s Florida’s severe weather awareness week; are you ready?

Severe Weather Awareness Week was designed to increase awareness of and preparedness for severe weather hazards.
Florida drought wildfire

Florida’s wildfire season, weather and drought: what to know

In Florida, wildfire season runs year-round with a peak between late spring and early summer when drought is more likely.
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Florida can expect a warm February

Central Florida and South Florida will have warm weather in the high-70s and low-80s throughout the first week of February.

The science behind why Florida has seen more snow than Alaska this winter

Not even the most seasoned Floridians anticipated the magnitude of the epic snowstorm that shattered Florida’s snow records last week.

What is a polar vortex? Another one is heading to Florida with an Arctic blast to follow

Abundant cloud cover and rain will keep overnight temperatures more mild, with lows in the 50s and 60s throughout Central Florida.
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