Temps keep warming in Central Florida

ERIC BURRIS TO TALK ABOUT THESE NICE TEMPERATURES. IT’S COMFORTABLE THIS MORNING. LIKE IT DIDN’T. IT WASN’T SHOCKINGLY COLD. YOU KNOW WE’RE STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE TOWARD FLORIDA I LOVE IT I KNOW, I KNOW I KNOW IT’S BEEN A LONG WINTER. HERE IT IS. IT’S LIKE FEBRUARY. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? ALL RIGHT. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE NEXT CHANGE BECAUSE IT IS A COLD FRONT. GOOD NEWS THOUGH, IF YOU’RE NOT A FAN OF THE COLD IT BRINGS RAIN. IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY BRING IN CHILL. BUT SUNDAY IS THE TIMELINE, WHICH MEANS UNFORTUNATELY, RAIN IS GOING TO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE DAYTONA 500. NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION, RIGHT? SO WHAT I WANT TO DO IS LOOK AT THE DATA FROM THE AMERICAN GFS MODEL AND THE EUROPEAN MODEL. THE CONSISTENCY FROM RUN TO RUN ON BOTH OF THESE MODELS IS HIGH. THE PROBLEM IS BOTH MODELS ARE ON COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DAYS WITH RAINFALL. THE AMERICAN GFS MODEL SAYS MONDAY IS GOING TO BE A RAINY DAY, WHEREAS THE EUROPEAN MODEL SAYS SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE A RAINY DAY. THAT’S A BIG DIFFERENCE. SO UNTIL THEY DIAL INTO EACH OTHER, THE CONSISTENCY OVERALL FOR THIS FORECAST IS FAIRLY LOW. NOW I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE EUROPEAN MODEL. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THIS FOR THE 500 WOULD BE WORST CASE SCENARIO ONE 130 RAIN WORKING INTO OUR NORTHERN AREAS, POURING AROUND CENTRAL FLORIDA AROUND 7:00 AND THEN EXITING AROUND MIDNIGHT. WHEREAS BASICALLY THE SAME TIMELINE WOULD PLAY OUT ON MONDAY IF IT WERE THE GFS. SO FOR NOW WE HAVE A SPRINKLE OR TWO IN THE FORECAST. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. BUT I HAD TO UP THE RAIN CHANCE PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY INTO SUNDAY FOR THAT VERY REASON. SO FOR SPEEDWEEKS, NOW THAT WE’RE GETTING THINGS KICKED OFF OKAY, WE’RE LOOKING GREAT FOR THE DUAL. WE’RE LOOKING GREAT FOR THE 250. WE’RE LOOKING GREAT FOR THE 300. IT’S THE 500 THAT THERE MAY BE THOSE SHOWERS AROUND. I’M HOPING THAT TODAY THE MODELS CAN START KIND OF DIALING INTO EACH OTHER. BUT WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THIS ALL PLAYS OUT. ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE AMERICAN GFS MODEL BASICALLY SAYS WE’LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LITTLE DROPS IN TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. SO NO MORNING LOWS IN THE 40S IN THE METRO, FOR EXAMPLE. FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH, YOU KIND OF GET THE IDEA. WE’RE HEADING INTO A WARMER STRETCH OF WEATHER. IT’S BEAUTIFUL. AT LEAST. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK. OUTSIDE. THERE’S ARTEMIS TWO AT LAUNCH COMPLEX 39. BE READY TO GO TO THE MOON. NO. 40 IN THE METRO. WE’RE AT 53 IN THE CITY, 52 IN THE VILLAGES, 49 OUTSIDE IN OCALA. FORECAST TODAY BRINGS THOSE TEMPERATURES UP INTO THE MID 70S BY 1 P.M., 77 DEGREES. OUR 3:00 TEMPERATURE IS GOING TO BE A GORGEOUS DAY EVEN ALONG THE SHORELINE. LOW TO MID 70S FOR US. REALLY NICE WEATHER, WEAK FRONT. BASICALLY JUST GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SPRINKLE OR SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BUT THEN THE BIG WEATHER STORY PLAYS OUT ON SATURDAY AS WE START WATCHING THAT DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE OUR DIRECTION. SEVEN DAY FORECAST SHOWING THAT RAIN COVERAGE HIGH ON SUNDAY AND SOME OF THAT SPILLING INTO EARLY MONDAY. BUT WE HAVE TO TIME THIS OUT AND SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT. COASTA

The weather is nice and cool, but noticeably milder as people head out the door. Highs are expected to reach the upper 70s today, providing a wonderful day. This pattern will continue for the rest of the week, with the next chance of rain coming by Sunday, which may put the 500 into question.First Warning WeatherStay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

The weather is nice and cool, but noticeably milder as people head out the door.

Highs are expected to reach the upper 70s today, providing a wonderful day.

This pattern will continue for the rest of the week, with the next chance of rain coming by Sunday, which may put the 500 into question.

First Warning Weather

Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.

Download the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.

The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.