Big warmup starts Tuesday in Central Florida

RAIN? ARE. NO, A LITTLE BIT. NOT ENOUGH. YEAH. NOT ENOUGH THIS MORNING. IT’S GORGEOUS. RIGHT. AND LET’S GET INTO EFFORTLESS WEATHER FOR US PLEASE. HEADING INTO THE BACK TO WORK BACK TO SCHOOL ROUTINE. LOOKING AHEAD THOUGH, THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST DOES HAVE A FEW SHOWERS IN THERE ON SUNDAY. I WOULD ADD, THOUGH, THAT AS FAR AS THE MODELS GO, WHICH IS ABOUT 15 OR SO DAYS, THAT’S THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY FOR RAINFALL. SO FIRE DANGER IS A THING, BUT THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT. SO WITH DROPPING TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THERE’S ALSO AN EVEN BIGGER CONCERN FOR TODAY. THE ONLY CONCERN REALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE WILDFIRES IS GOING TO BE THE DRY SOIL, GRASS, VEGETATION. HUMIDITY IS OKAY. NOT LOOKING AT WIND GUSTS, NOT LOOKING AT LIGHTNING. HOWEVER, ONCE WE GET THIS COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH. YES, THE MODEL DOES SHOW A FEW SHOWERS WORKING IN KIND OF MIDDAY ON SUNDAY AND THEN MOVING OUT, BUT IT’S LESS THAN A HALF OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL, SO IT’S NOT MUCH, WHICH MEANS LOOKING AHEAD MONDAY THE HUMIDITY DROPS, THE WINDS PICK UP, AND THIS REALLY SETS THE STAGE FOR A VERY DIFFICULT FIRE DANGER THREAT COME MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. SO THINK BACK TO SUNDAY AND ALL OF THE SMOKE PLUMES WE SAW. THAT’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER ISSUE COME EARLY NEXT WEEK. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. LOOK HOW DRY WE ARE, EVEN INCLUDING THE RAINS THAT WE SAW SUNDAY NIGHT. MELBOURNE NEARLY THREE INCHES BEHIND DAYTONA BEACH, NEARLY THREE INCHES BEHIND. YOU GET THE TREND HERE RIGHT? WE ARE WELL BEHIND. AND EVEN THOUGH WE DID GET A LITTLE BIT OF HELP, A COUPLE OF DAYS OF NO RAINFALL AND WILL COMPLETELY ERASE ALL THE GOOD THAT WAS DONE THIS MORNING. IT’S A NICE, QUIET BUT COOL START TO THE DAY. UPPER 40S HERE IN OCALA, 54 IN ORLANDO, 54 DEGREES IN SAINT CLOUD. WE’RE ON OUR WAY. WARMER THAN AVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON. 77 DOES IT IN THE CITY, 78 DEGREES IN THE VILLAGES, 75 IN DELAND, 75 DEGREES IN TITUSVILLE. BUT LOOK AT FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MID 80S ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. LOOK AT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WE’RE INTO THE UPPER 80S. SO WE DO BRING THE TEMPERATURES UP BEFORE THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES. KIND OF A NICE SOUTHERLY WIND HERE THESE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COLD FRONTS KEEP TRYING TO MOVE IN, BUT THEY JUST DON’T MAKE IT HERE. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE UNTIL ABOUT SUNDAY THAT WE HAVE A BIT OF A PATTERN CHANGE. AND YOU CAN SEE SUNDAY WE GET THOSE SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES DO DROP ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE LATEST MODEL DATA SHOWS UPPER 30S IN THE METRO WITH SOME LOWER 30S NORTH OF TOWN. OUR COASTAL SEVEN-DAY FORECAST NO

A chilly morning is giving way to warmer temperatures. Highs are expected to climb into the upper 70s today and reach the 80s tomorrow.A cold front will then move into the region this weekend. First Warning Weather Stay 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. —

A chilly morning is giving way to warmer temperatures.

Highs are expected to climb into the upper 70s today and reach the 80s tomorrow.

A cold front will then move into the region this weekend.

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.