ORLANDO, Fla. – Main threats are wind gusts up to 60mph and small hail cannot be ruled out. This storm is pushing eastward at 20mph towards the Atlantic waters.
Wednesday featured blistering heat and less rain as we enjoyed a brief stint of some drier air. We say goodbye to that dry air Thursday and replace it with deeper moisture.
Our Thursday will start off with a sun/cloud mix and dry conditions. This will allow us to quickly heat up into mid-upper 90s as heat indices topple 100ºF. This is the spark we need to turn that deeper moisture into storms.
Expect scattered storms to start developing west of I-4 right after lunchtime. With our westerly breezes continuing, our showers will push from west to east. Scattered thunderstorms will dance over the I-4 corridor mid-afternoon and scatter from I-4 to I-95 for the evening commute. Showers will hug the coastline late afternoon and linger until 9-10pm. We will dry things out after that.
Rain chances remain elevated Friday and into the weekend as leftover moisture from Arthur will be pushed into Florida thanks to a weak cold front sliding southward.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will spread across Central Florida each afternoon through Father’s Day.