ORLANDO, Fla – Not everyone is seeing steady rain, but parts of Central Florida have seen waves of heavy rain since Sunday.
While these are the highest rain chances in consecutive days in Central Florida in months this isn’t the wet season just yet.
The wet season has several distinctions that characterizes its arrival.
The main one, of course, is the rain. Most Floridians know you can basically set your watch for 3 p.m. in the warm months, and just like that, the skies get dark.
Those near-daily afternoon thunderstorms are generated by the sea breeze, the mechanism of the wet season.
Cold fronts that deliver cooler, drier air stop paying the Sunshine State a visit which allows the heat and humidity to surge through October.
The catalyst for this rainy forecast in Central Florida is actually a cold front that has stalled over the peninsula. This front acts as a pathway for moisture to develop on.
While this isn’t the wet season yet it’s also not far off.
On average, it rolls around in Central Florida in late May or early June.
Regardless, the wet pattern for parts of Central Florida is bringing beneficial rain to the region. With that said, to be completely rid of the severe-to-extreme drought in Central Florida, upwards of 20 inches of rain will be needed through June.
The wet season should help to rid most of state from drought conditions by late summer.