Picture this: you're watching the weather channel, and Florida shows up on the radar again with another massive storm bearing down. It's becoming almost predictable, isn't it? NOAA's latest predictions paint a sobering picture for the Sunshine State,

The National Weather Service issued a report at 4:32 p.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 5:15 p.m. The alert is for Pinellas, Hernando, Pasco and Hillsborough counties.

Scattered showers and storms will move across parts of South Florida Tuesday. Highs will climb to the mid-to-upper 80s in the afternoon, and it will be breezy at times. Wind gusts could reach 25 to 30 mph.

The rest of the country is expected to see a mild winter, the almanac said in its winter prediction. "But from the Appalachians south through the Southeast and Florida, and westward across the Ohio Valley, we’re predicting a colder-than-normal winter.”

Want to feel a little better? By early October in 2020, there had been 26 named storms, compared to 12 so far in 2025.