ORLANDO, Fla. – Rain is moving through Central Florida on Friday and will remain in the forecast through most of the weekend.
"There will be the chance for a couple of strong to severe storms Friday, with a 50% coverage of rain," News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said.
Rain chances jump to 70% Saturday before dipping to 30% Sunday.
Highs will be near 90 degrees through the weekend. The average high on this date in Orlando is 83. The record high is 96, set in 1919.
"Expect rain chances to creep back up to 60% on Monday and Tuesday," Bridges said.
Tracking the tropics
Tropical depression 17 formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday and has its eye set on Louisiana.
Florida is out of the cone and will not feel any impact from the system, according to Bridges.
The depression is moving north at 16 mph with wind speeds of 35 mph. The system would be upgraded from a tropical depression to a tropical storm if wind speeds reached 39 mph, but Bridges said that likely won't happen.
Instead, the storm will make its way north Friday but will likely begin to die out Saturday as it moves through the middle of the country. By Sunday, Chicago residents will be seeing some rain and impacts from the storm.
Here is the track for Tropical Depression Seventeen. It stays away from Florida. pic.twitter.com/rMoPBpL8SL
— Troy Bridges (@TroyNews6) October 25, 2019
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