Rain clears out of Central Florida Thursday evening

Tropical Storm Harvey forms in the tropics

After an active afternoon on the radar across Central Florida, most of the storms will clear out of the area as the sun sets.

Overnight lows will drop into the mid 70s with mostly dry conditions. Friday's forecast looks to be much of the same, with highs soaring back into the mid 90s and storms developing as the sea breeze forms by the afternoon.

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Rain chances sit at 50 percent Friday, followed by a dry Saturday.

There continues to be plenty of traffic in the tropics this week. We are watching now newly named Tropical Storm Harvey, which currently sits about 250 miles east of the Leeward Islands.

Hurricane hunters went into the system to investigate and found sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. Tropical storm watches and warnings are now in effect for parts of the Caribbean. The forecast cone has it remaining a tropical storm over the next few days as it tracks toward the west at about 18 miles per hour.

Harvey will not be a concern for us here in Central Florida.

The system right behind Harvey has a 60 percent chance of potential development within the next five days. Computer models show this disturbance possibly heading toward Florida and the Bahamas by the end of next week. There are still plenty of factors to watch over the upcoming days, but it is something worth watching.

The last area we are watching is a tropical wave located over the far eastern Atlantic Ocean near the Cabo Verde Islands. It is producing disorganized showers and storms. This area has a 30 percent chance of gradual development over the next several days.
 


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Candace Campos joined the News 6 weather team in 2015.

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