Mike Modrick

Meteorologist at WWSB-TV (Sarasota, FL)

Meteorologist, Travel Weather Consultant, Elite Cruise Counselor

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Articles

Discovering the Ants of the Suncoast

4 days ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - There are over 200 species of ants in Florida. Some are big, some are so small you can barely see them. And some bite! Click and Watch to Discover the Ants of the Suncoast. Do you have an idea for Discovering the Suncoast?
Surviving Hurricane Helene

5 days ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - As we help you prepare for the 2025 Hurricane Season, we have a story of a woman and her family that nearly died in the storm surge of Hurricane Helene. Kim and Joe Denais were packed up and almost ready to evacuate their Siesta Key home when a early push of storm surge flooded their house in neck-deep water. Only by the grace of a neighbor with experience in deep water, and a random piece of Styrofoam floating by, did they survive the storm. Click and watch their story.
Farmer’s Market Sunday Forecast

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sunday morning is the best Market time today. Morning temps start in the 70s, climbing to the mid 80s by afternoon. Dew points will hold in the low 70s, giving us reasonably pleasant humidity you will notice. Rain chances are up and down Sunday, so having an umbrella would be good planning!Lakewood Ranch Farmer’s Market is located at Waterside Place, 1651 Lakefront Drive in Sarasota. This market runs from 10 AM to 2 PM.
Beach & Boating Forecast Sunday

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Southern beaches have the best chance for showers and thunderstorms, with lightning, Sunday morning and afternoon, so keep an eye to the sky for the lightning potential. Scattered thunderstorms are possible every day for the coming week, at least into Thursday. Winds Sunday are variable, Northeast to Southwest. Rip currents risk is low Sunday. Sunday the sunshine rules, the UV Index will be Extreme and will stay there through the Summer.
Farmer’s Markets Saturday Forecast

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Be prepared for rain at the Markets Saturday. We have another cold front dropping south across Florida Saturday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will occur with the front, mainly through the morning. Lightning is most likely this morning. By mid-afternoon skies will be clearing. There is a Marginal risk of a severe thunderstorm, mainly for inland areas. The main risk is a 5% chance of damaging thunderstorm winds.
Beach & Boating Forecast Saturday

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Beaches will see showers and thunderstorms with lightning Saturday morning, so keep an eye to the sky for the lightning potential. Skies are clearing by late afternoon, then Sunday looks like a nice beach day, but an isolated afternoon thunderstorm is still possible. Winds are mainly West to Northwest, and rip currents are likely Saturday. Sunday the sunshine rules, the UV Index will be Extreme and will stay there through the Summer.
Hit and Miss Afternoon Thunderstorms

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sunny skies greet again for Memorial Day. And once again a few afternoon thunderstorms will pop up. A few storms could pop up right around Noon, mainly near I-75. Further into the afternoon, the storms will move east of I-75. Most of these storms will die down as the sun goes down. We repeat this cycle nearly every day in the coming workweek. Dew points continue to climb back to the mid-70s and stay there for the week ahead.
Sunday Afternoon and Evening Forecast

2 weeks ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Our afternoon thunderstorms will move east of I-75, but a few isolated storms could push back to the coast into Sunday evening, finally dying down after the sun goes down. Sunset is at 8:18 PM this evening. Sunny skies start us out for Memorial Day. And a few afternoon thunderstorms will pop up again. On Monday, a few storms could pop up right around Noon, and these early storms will be close enough to the beaches to make lightning a hazard.
Farmer’s Market Sunday Forecast

2 weeks ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

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Scattered Afternoon Thunderstorms

2 weeks ago | mysuncoast.com | Mike Modrick

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sunny skies greet us every day for the Memorial Day weekend. And a few afternoon thunderstorms will pop up every day. On Sunday, a few storms could pop up right around Noon, and these early storms will be close enough to the beaches to make lightning a hazard. Further into the afternoon the storms will move east of I-75. As the sun goes down, a few storms could move to the west with a chance of some evening rain around our coastal cities.