With the area of interest off our east coast combining with upper level influence in the form of a ball of energy off our western shores, the rains are really cranking across our area. We're thinking this could add some time to your morning and especially afternoon commutes tomorrow, with a more widespread threat of heavier rains spreading into your Thursday.

Yesterday at their afternoon update, National Hurricane Center designated an area of interest right off the Florida coastline. While giving it a low shot at development, history proves it is a favorable source region to produce a tropical named storm if conditions can remain correct for it.

National Hurricane Center has officially highlighted our first area of interest inside the 2025 hurricane season. It's very close to home at that! We've mentioned the Caribbean a few times, but over recent days the trend has actually been focused off our eastern coastline in the form of a leftover cold front that's been marinating over open water. Very warm water. Let's break down why it is this is important.

As we wrap up Hurricane Week here at News 6, let's take the time to delve into why hurricanes will likely remain one of the most challenging but fascinating entities on our planet to forecast.

On Monday afternoon, at 1 p.m. National Hurricane Center issued a SPECIAL Tropical Weather Outlook for an area of rotation in the subtropical Atlantic.

The first tropical weather outlook of the year is hot off the press from National Hurricane Center as a non-tropical area of low pressure attempts to build some tropical thunderstorm action in its vortex. Here's what you need to know; and this is not as rare as one would think.

A way too early look at the next hurricane season, as climate data and long range computer models begin to delve into what the first half of the 2025 season may look like.

This could be the end of the hurricane season after one last hard push from our Madden-Julian Oscillation to help alleviate wind shear, dry air, and focus lift over the Caribbean Sea

Central Florida is experiencing a dry start to fall with low rain chances, but potential tropical developments could bring more rain later in the week.

Be aware of high rip current risks and potential coastal flooding this weekend.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A lot of Central Florida will be dry Saturday, but a few storms are expected to develop later in the day. While storms Saturday afternoon will be isolated in nature, the rain will be heavy in any storm that gets going. Parts of Marion County received up to 3 inches of rain Friday night and as a result, Marion County is under a Flash Flood Watch until 10 p.m. Saturday. Every weekend in hurricane season, look here for the latest on the tropics. After a fast start to the Atlantic season, things look to quiet down through the middle of June.