Slim rain chances in Central Florida; tropics continue to churn

ORLANDO, Fla. – Rain chances remain low in Central Florida as all eyes stay on the tropics.

"We will pinpoint low rain chances into the afternoon on Wednesday and Thursday," News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said. "Expect a 20 percent coverage of rain both days, with increasing rain chances by the end of the week for the first day of fall on Friday."

The chance of rain will jump to 50 percent on Friday before dropping to 20 to 30 percent over the weekend.

Afternoon high temperatures will be in the low 90s on Wednesday and Thursday and the upper 80s from Friday through Sunday. The average high on this date is 89.

With 0.06 inches of rain recorded Tuesday in Orlando, the city has a yearly rainfall surplus of 1.11 inches.

Tracking the tropics

"All eyes are on Maria as it moves onto the island of Puerto Rico," Bridges said.

Maria has maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, putting it at Category 4 strength. Maria is moving west-northwest at 10 mph.

"As it moves over Puerto Rico it will impact the eastern side of the island and bring nearly an 11-foot storm surge and more than 20 inches of rain," Bridges said.

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Maria will move north but stay about 400 to 500 miles off Florida's coast.

Jose continues to move toward the northeastern U.S. but will likely stay out to sea.

Jose has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and has weekend to a tropical storm. Jose is moving to the northeast at 9 mph and will bring rip currents to the U.S.

"We're also watching what was once Lee," Bridges said.

It has a 70 percent chance of redeveloping over the next five days but is expected to stay out to sea.

Watch News 6 for updates.