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Sanibel Lighthouse is looking better, just like SWFL's water quality.💧

For the first time in almost a year, Lake Okeechobee is officially under 14 feet, and average flows to the Caloosahatchee Estuary have remained in the optimum flow envelope for 21 days. This means we’ve been able to receive water from the lake without compromising the health of our ecosystem. 👌

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HEADS UP! For the first time since 2005, a Severe (G4) Solar Storm Watch has been issued. That means there is a good chance the northern lights will be visible across the Northern United States tonight into early Saturday morning. Could even be visible along the horizon for parts of the Southeast. If your sky is clear, try to avoid city lights, look north and enjoy the show!

Florida panther seen taking cat nap in Bonita Springs LCSO contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who arrived to capture the Florida panther humanely.

FLORIDA FALL FRONT! 🍂 First of the season will drop temps and humidity across *most* of the state Sunday into early next week. Even mornings in the 40s for northern Florida! Only a small difference in Southwest Florida, but hey, we'll take it!

96° WATER TEMP recorded in Southwest Florida along Sanibel this week, highest in at least 10 years since records began at the shallow McIntyre Creek sensor site in 2013. Giant hot tub out there. 🛁🔥

Thanks Rich Kolko for giving us insight on how these searches come together.

Former naval aviator weighs in on the missing Titanic submersible As time runs short, the Canadian military and U.S. Coast Guard teams have ramped up the search for a missing submersible with five aboard.

The light shines again at .

Lighting the Sanibel Lighthouse nearly five months after Hurricane Ian Bringing light back to Sanibel, literally and figuratively, is happening Tuesday morning. The city will officially relight the Sanibel Lighthouse. The lighthouse had a long road to recovery after Hurricane Ian rampaged across Southwest Florida, losing one of it’s legs during the storm. People WINK...

Today's WINK News promo shoot in an airplane hangar.... it got a little warm! Nicole Gabe TV Meteorologist Juliana Mejia WINK Matt Devitt WINK Weather

IT'S OFFICIAL! 🥶🎄 Fort Myers in Southwest Florida just had their coldest Christmas Day in 39 years (1983) and 2nd coldest all-time with a high of only 48°. It was also the coldest high overall in 26 years!