Burn bans in effect in multiple Central Florida counties
SMOKING OR VAPING IN A PUBLIC PARK OR CITY PROPERTY. NOW UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF OSCEOLA COUNTY, MEANTIME, ARE NOW UNDER A BURN BAN. THIS INCLUDES ALL TYPES OF OUTSIDE BURNING LIKE FIRE PITS, CAMPFIRES, AND YARD WASTE IN THE COUNTY AND TONY. THAT IS BAD NEWS FOR US RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE HOT AND DRY AND WE ARE GOING TO BE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. YEAH, THAT’S THE PATTERN. AND THEN YOU THROW IN SOME WIND OVER THE WEEKEND AND, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE THE RECIPE FOR SOMETHING THAT WE DON’T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT. LET ME TAKE YOU BACK OUT. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST. IT LOOKS GREAT AND IT IS GREAT. BUT WE DO NEED THE RAIN. WE MAY GET A LITTLE BIT ON SUNDAY. NOT A LOT THERE, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT WITH EACH DAY THE WINDS START TO COME UP OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST HERE AND IT GETS BREEZY AS WE GET INTO FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IT’S GOING TO BE WINDY WITH THE FRONT COMING ON, AND THAT, COMBINED WITH THE LACK OF RAIN NOW SINCE NOVEMBER THE 1ST, WE’RE SIX INCHES BEHIND MELBOURNE DAYTONA BEACH LEESBURG NEARLY FOUR INCHES BEHIND ORLANDO, 3.5IN BEHIND SANFORD. NEARLY THREE INCHES BEHIND. DROUGHT MONITOR IS GOING RED. IT’S BEEN RED HERE AND WE NEED MORE RAIN TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. ABOUT SIX INCHES UP NORTH. JUST UPDATED THE COUNTY BURN BAN MAPS. NOW YOU CAN SEE ORANGE COUNTY YARD DEBRIS, OF COURSE. PROHIBITED. YOU CAN SEE YOUR BURN BANS THERE. UNINCORPORATED THERE PORTIONS OF OSCEOLA WE GOT. WE GOT FLAGLER. WE GOT MARION, SUMTER AND POLK COUNTIES. NOW UNDER BURN BANS. SO THE RISK FOR TOMORROW, NOT THE END OF THE WEEK FOR TOMORROW. WE’LL TAKE THIS DAY BY DAY. THE SOIL IS DRY. THE GRASS HAS BEEN BURNED OUT BY THE FREEZES THERE. HUMIDITY IS LOW TO MODERATE TOMORROW. STILL GOT THE ONSHORE FLOW, SO KEEP THAT IN THE LOW RISK THERE. BUT THE TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING TO COME UP. SO THAT’S GETTING CLOSE TO BEING PUT IN THE MODERATE ZONE THERE. WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15. CERTAINLY MANAGEABLE. AND THERE’S NO CONCERNS FOR LIGHTNING. SO THE FIRE DANGER INDEX IS LOW TO MODERATE AS YOU HEAD DOWN INTO POLK COUNTY FOR TOMORROW. THAT WILL BE GOING UP THOUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. WE’VE GOT TWO FRONTS. THE FIRST ONE GOES UP AND OVER THE RIDGE MISSES US. THE SECOND ONE, THOUGH, WILL MOVE IN AS WE HEAD TO THE BACK END OF THE WEEKEND. NOW, AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURECAST THROUGH THE MORNING, A LIGHT BREEZE THERE TEMPERATURES OUT THE DOOR IN THE MORNING. NOW IN THE UPPER 50S DAYTONA BEACH TO ABOUT 74 BY 11 A.M. AGAIN, THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IS ABOUT 53, SO WE’RE RUNNING ABOUT FIVE DEGREES ABOVE THE NORM THERE. SO WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BIG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. LOOK AT ALL THE RED ARROWS. INCREASING BREEZES. NOW FRIDAY SATURDAY RECORD HEAT AND NEAR RECORD HEAT TOMORROW 80 TO 85. INTERIOR NEARING 80 AT THE BEACHES. WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RECORDS FOR FRIDAY WITH SANFORD IS GOING TO TIE IT. MANY OTHER AREAS ARE GOING TO BE VERY CLOSE TO TYING THOSE RECORD HIGHS. AND THEN SATURDAY, MORE OF THE SAME. SANFORD TYING A RECORD HIGH ORLANDO THAT COULD TIE THAT 88 DEGREE THERE. THAT’S STILL IN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY. AND LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES RIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY, 84, 86 AND 87 DEGREES. AND LOOK AT DAYTONA BEACH. MORE OF THE SAME HERE. MIDDLE 80S. BY THE TIME WE GET YOU ON INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON, HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, SATURDAY IS YOUR WARM DAY. HERE COMES THE FRONT WITH SOME RAIN. I’M GOING TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DROP OFF IN THE TEMPERATURES. WE GOT SOME VERY COLD AIR RETURNING NEXT WEEK, AND WE’LL ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT RAINFALL FORECAST IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. SO INLAND SEVEN DAY NEARING THE UPPER 8
Burn bans in effect in multiple Central Florida counties
Updated: 12:30 PM EST Feb 18, 2026
Due to extended dry conditions affecting most of Central Florida, many counties are instituting burn bans. Active burn bans in Central FloridaBrevard County – Burn ban in effectFlagler County – Burn ban extendedSumter County – Burn ban in effect Unincorporated Osceola County – Burn ban in effect as of Feb. 16Polk County – Burn ban in effectMarion County – Burn banOrange County – Yard debris burning is always prohibited Volusia County – Burn ban to go into effect soon after county voted on Feb. 17What is a burn ban?A burn ban is set into effect by the county when a prolonged dry spell causes a severe drought in the area. This is when wildfires or brush fires are more common.An active burn ban prohibits activities such as campfires, bonfires, burning trash, and other open fires in the county until the ban is lifted.How to protect your property from brush firesFlorida’s fire season peaks in April. As drought conditions continue to worsen in Central Florida, knowing how to protect your home from wildfires in your area could make all the difference.The Seminole County Fire Department has some tips on how to keep your home and your family safe during the dry season.
Due to extended dry conditions affecting most of Central Florida, many counties are instituting burn bans.
Active burn bans in Central Florida
Brevard County – Burn ban in effectFlagler County – Burn ban extended
Sumter County – Burn ban in effect Unincorporated Osceola County – Burn ban in effect as of Feb. 16Polk County – Burn ban in effectMarion County – Burn banOrange County – Yard debris burning is always prohibited Volusia County – Burn ban to go into effect soon after county voted on Feb. 17
What is a burn ban?
A burn ban is set into effect by the county when a prolonged dry spell causes a severe drought in the area. This is when wildfires or brush fires are more common.
An active burn ban prohibits activities such as campfires, bonfires, burning trash, and other open fires in the county until the ban is lifted.
How to protect your property from brush fires
Florida’s fire season peaks in April.
As drought conditions continue to worsen in Central Florida, knowing how to protect your home from wildfires in your area could make all the difference.
The Seminole County Fire Department has some tips on how to keep your home and your family safe during the dry season.