ORLANDO, Fla. – There’s an increased chance of rain over the next several days in Central Florida as an area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico moves closer to the peninsula.
The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday said there’s a 20% chance that the area of low pressure develops tropical characteristics over the next two to seven days.
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Rain chances stand at 40% in the Orlando area Wednesday afternoon, mainly around 5 p.m.
Expect a high temperature of 86 degrees.
Rain chances increase to 80% for Thursday and Friday before dropping to 60% on Saturday and 50% on Sunday.
High temperatures will be in the low to mid-80s through the end of the week.
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TRACKING THE TROPICS
An area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms in the central Gulf of Mexico is associated with a surface trough of low pressure interacting with an upper-level trough.
Environmental conditions appear only marginally favorable for additional development over the next several days as the system meanders over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
The system is then forecast to move across the Florida Peninsula this weekend and emerge into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean by early next week.
Regardless of development, the system could produce heavy rainfall and gusty winds over portions of the Florida Peninsula later this week.
Hurricane season begins Thursday and runs through November.
The first named storm of the season will be Arlene. Here’s a full list of storm names for 2023.
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