ORLANDO, Fla. – The stubborn high pressure responsible for bringing us deep into the 90 degree temperatures and drying out Central Florida has subsided. A trough and cold front down at the surface has managed to bully it out into the Atlantic, welcoming a pattern far more conducive for rain.
Some in Central Florida woke up Sunday morning to the sound of heavy rain in your area. But, if you missed it, Monday might be your chance.
Mid-afternoon into the evening hours, we’re pinpointing the chance for more showers and storms. Some of these may even try to get strong, warranting a severe thunderstorm warning if they do further organize over your neighborhood.
If you manage to stay clear of Monday’s rain event, we have news for your weekend ahead coming up.
An area of low pressure is forecast to try and organize in the Gulf off our western shores. No, we’re not thinking tropical low pressure quite yet (it’s still a little early, but we’ve started watching).
This is primarily driven by the changes in our jet stream winds highest up in the atmosphere. As we continue to break down the “atmospheric traffic jam,” stopping all of our large storm systems, the jet should establish itself over the upper Gulf Coast line and the southeast U.S. This should help to make the air spin, forming our low pressure.
As it starts to rotate, it will sling more moisture up into the Florida peninsula, guiding rain chances consistently from Friday and through the weekend higher and higher.
This is a blessing in disguise, while it may spoil some outdoor plans you have this upcoming weekend, it should hopefully put a noticeable dent in our drought conditions.
You may even notice your lawn starting to green back over, and if you have plants outside they might try to spring back to life!