ORLANDO, Fla. – Today
Similar to Saturday, our Sunday Funday will start off on the dry and sunny side. Expect dry conditions to last into lunchtime, Just after noon, our sea breeze will once again begin sparking up thunderstorms across Central Florida. Coverage will land around 40%, with greatest chances landing mid-late afternoon.
With upper ridging remaining in place, in addition to Saharan Dust, highs will climb into the mid-upper 90s with the heat index values climbing over the 105ºF mark for many neighborhoods. We will be flirting with heat advisory criteria.
Next Week
Changes come to the forecast by early next week as we get a wind pattern shift and added moisture. A dying frontal boundary will try to slip into northern Florida early next week, providing added moisture and energy into our atmosphere. This will also help to shift our winds back to our predominant easterly flow. This will allow for widespread showers and storms along our sea breeze and also push the sea breeze further inland. Rain chances will favor the I-4 corridor and points westward. Rain chances will climb to 60-70%.
This front is also the catalyst for the NHC’s development area just off our coast. The instability off this dying boundary has the possibility of spinning up an area of low pressure. As of Saturday afternoon, chances of this remain low. Keep checking back in with News 6 for updates.