Jason Dunning

6 days ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Jason Dunning

The next big change in our weather comes Monday as we track the potential for some much-needed soaking rain. We'll also need to monitor the potential for a few strong storms, so make sure to stay updated on the forecast as we look ahead to early next week.Meanwhile, our weather stays hot and steamy as we head into Mother's Day weekend.Plan on sunny and mainly dry weather Friday as daytime highs climb into the lower 90s.

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Jason Dunning

>> A 57, JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO, WE GOT THE LATEST DROUGHT UPDATE. AND IF YOU LOOK AT LATEST DROUGHT MONITOR, YOU CAN SEE IT'S NOT LOOKING VERY GOOD HERE FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THIS THE WORST DROUGHT WE'VE SEEN IN 8 YEARS, THE AREA IN RED, THAT'S AN EXTREME DROUGHT NOW COVERING PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE AREA EXCEPT FOR FAR NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF GLADES COUNTY. >> AND SO WE DESPERATELY NEED SOME RAIN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE MUCH OUT THERE TODAY. PRETTY QUIET ON THE GULF COAST. LIVE RADAR.

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Jason Dunning

CONTROL TO AVOID THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE WHAT LIKE A WEEK AWAY NOW FROM WHEN WE START A RAINY SEASON. BASED ON THE YOU'RE SAYING, DOES IT LOOK LIKE WE'RE MAYBE STARTING TO TURN ON THE TAP A LITTLE BIT TURNING THAT CORNER WHERE WE'VE GOT SOME HELP ON THE WAY. BUT IT'S NOT FROM OUR RAINY SEASON PATTERN. AND IRONICALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL SEE A LITTLE DRY AIR TRY TO MOVE IN BY THE START OF RAINY SEASON NEXT WEEK. SO I'VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS. AND THEN.

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Jason Dunning

JUST AFTER GOOD SUMMER STORM. YEAH, IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH AT ALL. AND WE COULD ACTUALLY USE SOME SOME GOOD SUMMER RAIN, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH. THE THE THUNDERSTORMS, RIGHT. WE HAVE SOME INTENSE ONES OUT THERE YESTERDAY FOR INLAND AREAS. I MEAN, THERE WERE REPORTS OF GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL-SIZED HAIL. >> FOR SOME OF OUR INLAND NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WE'RE OFFICIALLY 8 DAYS AWAY FROM THE START OF RAINY SEASON. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE RAINY SEASON WORKS IS KIND OF LIKE HURRICANE SEASON.

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Jason Dunning

With less than a month until hurricane season begins, NOAA's Hurricane Hunters in Lakeland are preparing to fly into powerful storms to gather vital data for meteorologists. Gulf Coast Meteorologist Jason Dunning visited the Hurricane Hunters' base to explore their operations. These brave individuals fly directly into the most powerful storms on Earth, providing vital information to meteorologists to help protect families and property.