Weather Alerts for Florida

Recent Locations: Alabaster, AL Morton, IL Tavernier, FL

Current Alerts for Tavernier, FL: Coastal Flood Statement

1. Coastal Flood Statement for: Monroe Upper Keys

3. Flood Advisory for: Duval, FL; Nassau, FL

4. Flood Advisory for: Jefferson, FL; Leon, FL; Taylor, FL; Wakulla, FL

5. Flood Advisory for: Walton, FL; Washington, FL

6. High Surf Advisory for: Coastal Palm Beach County

7. High Surf Advisory for: Coastal Volusia; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

8. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

9. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns

10. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Palm Beach County

11. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Volusia; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

12. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Clay, FL; Duval, FL

13. Special Weather Statement for: Baker; Inland Nassau; Western Charlton

14. Special Weather Statement for: Inland Nassau; Bradford; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; South Central Duval; Western Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns

15. Special Weather Statement for: Inland Nassau; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Trout River; Western Duval; Coastal Camden

16. Special Weather Statement for: Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southern Inland St. Johns

17. Special Weather Statement for: Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Coastal Bay

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Sleet

Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

Next Topic: Snow

Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Stratocumulus Clouds

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds