The National Weather Service in Ruskin is forecasting cold weather in Highlands County for the next two days. ...more

January 15, 2009

A group of scary-smart engineering students spent the past months cobbling together a 4-pound assembly of circuit boards, instruments, computers, batteries and barometer they will set loose Saturday in hopes of reaching the thin edge of space 20 miles high. ...more

January 15, 2009

Nervous berry growers in the Tampa area will probably catch a break this morning as temperatures over inland areas should remain above freezing. ...more

January 15, 2009

The Nature Coast will be engulfed by a cold, dry air mass tonight that will cause sub-freezing temperatures each night through Saturday. ...more

January 15, 2009

It's time to dress in layers. With a cold front expected to hit the region today, a freeze watch has been enacted for Pasco County. During a freeze, temperatures could remain below 32 degrees for more than eight hours, according to the National Weather Service. ...more

January 15, 2009

The cold wave that stunned the nation's midsection expanded into the Northeast on Wednesday with subzero temperatures and biting wind. The wind chill hit 33 below zero during the night at Massena, N.Y., and the National Weather Service predicted actual temperatures nearly that low in parts of the region by Thursday night. The weather service said Flint, Mich., set a record low early Wednesday at 19 degrees below zero. ...more

January 15, 2009

It's time to dress in layers. With a cold front expected to hit the region Thursday, a freeze watch has been enacted for Pasco County. During a freeze, temperatures could remain below 32 degrees for more than eight hours, according to the National Weather Service. Freezing temperatures are possible in Pasco late Thursday into Friday morning, the weather service said. The coldest temperatures are predicted to occur along, and just east of, Interstate 75. Winds could reach 10 to 15 mph. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Nature Coast will be engulfed by a cold, dry air mass tonight. ...more

January 14, 2009

A sudden and fierce windstorm hit the Centergate Plaza on Bee Ridge Road about 3 p.m. Tuesday and "started turning everything sideways," one witness said. ...more

January 13, 2009

Residents in the Northern Plains bundled up as a blast of cold air followed on the heels of a fast-moving blizzard, while the Midwest was the latest target of the one-two winter punch. ...more

January 13, 2009