The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Tropical-storm-like conditions in Florida this weekend
Start your day with the latest weather news – A strong area of low pressure developing over the Gulf of Mexico this weekend is forecast to bring with it the types of conditions you'd expect to see with a tropical storm.
Weather in America: December 15, 2023
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Friday, December 15, 2023. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
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Tropical-storm-like conditions expected in Florida this weekend
Hurricane season is over, but that doesn’t mean the threat of powerful storms impacting Florida has ended. A strong area of low pressure developing over the Gulf of Mexico this weekend is forecast to bring with it the types of conditions you'd expect to see with a tropical storm – high winds, flooding rain and severe thunderstorms.
Storm set to move up East Coast could cause travel trouble
After soaking Florida this weekend, a storm system will move up the East Coast through the beginning of next week. It is expected to produce heavy rain, gusty winds and some wintry weather along the way. South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia face the highest risk of flooding Sunday as the storm moves north toward some of the busiest airports in the country.
The futuretrack of a coastal storm through Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (FOX Weather)
California to face drenching rains next week as pair of storm systems swirl offshore
It’s been a dry first half of December for much of California, but the second half will switch gears with a week of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, threatening areas of flooding and travel challenges as a one-two punch of storm systems settle in offshore.
Rain outlook for next week in California. (FOX Weather)
Watch this
A video seems to show a Geminid meteor exploding in Puerto Rico, but it was all just a spectacular coincidence.
Spectacular coincidence gives appearance Geminid meteor exploded in Puerto Rico
A video shot early Wednesday morning captured the moment a meteor streaked across the sky and appeared to explode over Puerto Rico. (Courtesy: Frankie Lucena via Storyful)
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