Jeff Berardelli

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The National Hurricane Center just released a report on the 2025 hurricane season showing that Google DeepMind's AI model is leading the pack in hurricane forecasting, at least in this first season of...

Caribbean hurricanes are getting substantially stronger due to warming waters. That's the takeaway from a new scientific research paper.

If you look at at a global temperature change map of the oceans you’ll notice the entire planet is warming. That is except for one peculiar blue blob in the North Atlantic – it sticks o…

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA ) — Next week looks to be sweltering for the Great Plains, Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, and Southeastern U.S.

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA ) — Major heat is heading to the Southeast and Florida as a near-record heat dome grows across the region.

Major heat is heading to the Southeast and Florida, starting this weekend and lasting most of next week, as a near-record heat dome grows across the region.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Winter may still be a few months away, but due to the Super El Niño, we are getting a strong signal for what we should expect this upcoming winter.

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA's Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist For the latest updates on Tampa Bay weather and climate, follow him on X and Bluesky

It has been a very quiet hurricane season so far, but is that about to change?