Hendry County News

Temperatures will dip to 42 degrees overnight, and Sunday's high will be a still chilly 59 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

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Our weather will dramatically change later today as a batch of arctic air settles southward into Southwest Florida.

HENDRY COUNTY, Fla.- In Florida, it's no secret, citrus reigns supreme. Citrus groves cover more than half a million acres of land in the Sunshine State.

Winds out of the southeast is converge with the air ahead of a cold front out of the north is forecast to give us showers most the day and possibly even a thunderstorm this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Drier air has settled into the area overnight, allowing temperatures to fall into the low 60s, with even a few upper 50s across Charlotte and Hendry counties this morning.

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Welcome to our new blog series "Holy Crap, That's Big," where we write about humongous things going up in South Florida and the people behind them.

The forecast released Friday by the Climate Prediction Center is for dry weather to continue at least through Jan.

Positive news on the job front in Florida: the state unemployment rate is now under 10 percent.

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Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating the death of an Immokalee resident who tumbled out of a moving pickup in Hendry County early Thursday.

After mopping the floors one morning just over a year ago, a Hendry County mother of five left the bucket of water in the garage, out of reach of her 1-year-old daughter.

Birdwatchers can take a free guided tour at Stormwater Treatment Area 1 East, which is now a wetland that has become a magnet for birds.