GatorWeather - Weather and Forecasts for Gainesville, Ocala and North Central Florida

Please safely email your damage pictures to weather@wruf.com. Destructive hail and damaging wind roared through parts of North-Central Florida Saturday, leaving many residents picking up pieces of sheet metal, covering broken windows, and filing insurance claims for their vehicles.  Nearly all … Continue reading →

6:14 UPDATE: Marine Warning issued from Fernadina Beach to St. Augustine Beach until 7:00 PM. 6:06 UPDATE: Flood Advisory has been issued for Baker, Bradford, Clay, Colombia, Duval, St. John’s, Suwanee and Union County until 9:00 PM. 4:49 UPDATE: Significant … Continue reading →

MIDDAY UPDATE:  The disturbance triggering today’s rain is aiming a little further south as it crosses the peninsula.  Newest model data suggests that the bulk of the rain will fall south of HWY 24 from Cedar Key to Gainesville and … Continue reading →

  If you weren’t able to get outside and enjoy the warm, spring sun this past weekend, your tan may have to wait another week.  As we first warned you late last week, this coming weekend will be unsettled with … Continue reading →

A strong squall line has passed through the First Coast this morning, causing wind gusts up to 90mph near Cedar Key and a litany of severe thunderstorm warnings. Tornado warnings were issued earlier for Dixie and Lafayette counties but discontinued, … Continue reading →

Exclusive Futuretrack shows where sub-freezing temperatures are likely tonight for more than two hours (areas shaded in blue). A Freeze Warning has been issued for all inland counties of North Central Florida from 2:00 AM to 9:00 AM Friday.  Temperatures are … Continue reading →

Temperature and Wind Chill trend over the past 12 hours in Gainesville. The blue represents what it feels like when you factor in the gusty winds. January is normally thought of as a winter month. However, when you live in … Continue reading →