Central Florida’s Severe Weather Threat Ends As Showers And Storms Push Offshore – February 28th Forecast
Central Florida’s Severe Weather Threat Ends As Showers And Storms Push Offshore – February 28th Forecast
WITH THE FULL FLEET UP AND RUNNING BY THE END OF MAY. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW. WE HAD A FEW SPRINKLES AND SHOWERS OUT THERE. NOT ENOUGH TO PUT A DENT IN THIS DROUGHT. BUT THE GOOD NEWS, WE GOT SOME WARM TEMPERATURES TO START OFF OUR WORKWEEK. EXACTLY RIGHT. WE HAVE ENOUGH JUST TO START OFF THE SOGGY WEATHER PATTERN RIGHT NOW. THESE FRONTS THAT WHEN THEY PUSH TOWARDS THE SOUTH, OFTENTIMES THEY’RE GOING TO STALL OUT IN MARCH AND MAY AS WE GET READY FOR THE SPRING SEASON. WHAT THAT MEANS MORE RAIN FOR US HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. SO IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. OVERALL, WE’RE STILL TRENDING DRY. WE CAN’T MAKE UP SUCH A LARGE DEFICIT IN ONE DAY, BUT IT WAS NICE TO SEE SOME SHOWERS AS YOUR WORKWEEK CAME TO A CLOSE AND TO START OFF THE WEEKEND AS WELL. SO HERE’S THE CULPRIT BEHIND THE RAIN. THIS STATIONARY BOUNDARY SLOWLY INCHING ITS WAY FURTHER SOUTH. WE’RE STILL DEALING WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS, BUT THE BIGGER TAKEAWAY IS HOW COOL THE TEMPERATURES ARE IN COMPARISON TO YESTERDAY AND PREVIOUSLY IN THE WORKWEEK, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. TAKE A LOOK AT TITUSVILLE, DAYTONA BEACH. THAT DEFICIT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 9 TO 11 DEGREES COURTESY OF THE COLD FRONT, THE RAIN AND A COMBINATION OF THE CLOUDS OVERHEAD. ULTIMATELY, AS YOU LOOK ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA, NONE OF US ARE IN THE 70S RIGHT NOW. WE’VE GOT A MIX OF 60S AND 50S. IF YOU’RE IN PALM COAST, 57 DEGREES RIGHT HERE ACROSS THE I-4 CORRIDOR IN ORLANDO, YOU GET A COUPLE SPOTS OF BLUE BEFORE SUNSET, BUT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE WHAT YOU’RE SPORTING. WITH TEMPERATURES NOW AT 68 DEGREES. SO WE’RE WATCHING THE RAIN COME TO AN END. BUT IT’S THE RETURN OF THE 80S TO START OFF THE WORK WEEK. AND IF YOU’RE A FAN OF THE HEAT LIKE MYSELF, IT’S GOING TO BE A FORECAST. YOU WILL DEFINITELY ENJOY TAKING A LOOK AT OUR LIVE RADAR. NOT TOO MUCH RAINFALL IN COMPARISON TO WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY. STILL A COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN POLK COUNTY OUT TOWARDS WINTER HAVEN. WE’RE WATCHING THESE PROGRESS SLOWLY OFF TOWARDS THE EAST. BARTOW, LAKE WALES. YOU GUYS ARE IN THE THICK OF THE RAIN RIGHT NOW. YEEHAW JUNCTION IN OSCEOLA COUNTY, ACROSS THE TURNPIKE. THESE SHOWERS ARE PUSHING TOWARDS THE EAST AS WELL AND MUCH FURTHER SOUTH. THIS IS WHERE WE DO HAVE A STRONG STORM IN MARTIN COUNTY THAT’S GOING TO PUSH TOWARDS JUPITER PALM BEACH GARDENS AS WELL. AND WITH THIS, WE DID SEE WIND SPEEDS UP TO 50MPH. THAT’S WELL TO OUR SOUTH. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE WRAPPING UP THE RAIN COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS OR SO FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA IN ORLANDO. NO RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT, JUST MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. EVENTUALLY, TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE UPPER 50S. TO START OFF YOUR MORNING TOMORROW AND SO FAR WE HAVE NOT QUITE MADE IT BACK TO OUR 2025 ACCUMULATIONS FOR RAINFALL. I KNOW WE DID SEE SOME RAIN YESTERDAY AND TODAY, BUT WE’RE STILL PRETTY MUCH HALF AS HIGH AS WE WERE AT THIS POINT IN TIME LAST YEAR IN ORLANDO, WITH ONLY 1.28IN OF RAIN COLLECTED SO FAR. SO THE DROUGHT IS DEFINITELY VERY HIGH ACROSS THE I-4 QUARTER. TAKE A LOOK AT DAYTONA BEACH THIS TIME LAST YEAR YOU ALMOST SAW THREE INCHES OF RAIN. RIGHT NOW 1.79 IS WHAT YOU’RE AT. SO HERE’S THE DROUGHT MONITOR. THIS WILL GET UPDATED ON THURSDAY, BUT IF YOU’RE ANYWHERE FROM OCALA THROUGH DAYTONA, PALM COAST, THAT DROUGHT IS SEVERE. SO WE STILL SEE WE STILL NEED A LOT MORE RAIN. NOT MUCH ON TAP FOR US TOMORROW. DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE. TO START OFF YOUR WORK WEEK FOR US. PLANNER DOES SHOW MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES RETURNING BY 12:00, IN WHICH WE’LL BE SUPPORTING THE SUNSHINE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF YOUR SUNDAY. BUT WARMER TEMPERATURES LIE AHEAD AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR LONG RANGE MODELS THROUGHOUT THE WORKWEEK. UPPER 70S TO START YOU OFF, AND THEN WE’LL GRADUALLY RISE. WHAT WE WILL SHOW A COUPLE CHANCES FOR THAT EASTERLY BREEZE TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKWEEK ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. BEFORE WE GET THERE, THOUGH UPPER 70S ON
Central Florida’s Severe Weather Threat Ends As Showers And Storms Push Offshore – February 28th Forecast
Central Florida’s Severe Weather Threat Ends As Showers And Storms Push Offshore – February 28th Forecast
Updated: 6:35 PM EST Feb 28, 2026
Central Florida’s Severe Weather Threat Ends As Showers And Storms Push Offshore – February 28th ForecastA slow-moving cold front continues pushing south across Florida this afternoon, bringing increasing showers and thunderstorms to our southeast communities. The heaviest coverage is expected along the coast, where rainfall totals around an inch are possible, with locally higher amounts across southern Florida. A Marginal Risk (set to expire at 6PM) for severe weather is in through Osceola and Brevard Counties. Strong storms could produce strong wind gusts, frequent lightning, and heavy rain. Activity will shift offshore this evening as drier air moves in behind the front. Overnight lows drop into the 50s and low 60s.Sunday turns cooler and breezy with highs in the 70s and just a slight chance for a few coastal showers. Next week, onshore winds return with low rain chances and gradually warming temperatures. Highs will frequently peak in the upper seventies and low eighties.
Central Florida’s Severe Weather Threat Ends As Showers And Storms Push Offshore – February 28th Forecast
A slow-moving cold front continues pushing south across Florida this afternoon, bringing increasing showers and thunderstorms to our southeast communities. The heaviest coverage is expected along the coast, where rainfall totals around an inch are possible, with locally higher amounts across southern Florida. A Marginal Risk (set to expire at 6PM) for severe weather is in through Osceola and Brevard Counties. Strong storms could produce strong wind gusts, frequent lightning, and heavy rain.
Activity will shift offshore this evening as drier air moves in behind the front. Overnight lows drop into the 50s and low 60s.Sunday turns cooler and breezy with highs in the 70s and just a slight chance for a few coastal showers. Next week, onshore winds return with low rain chances and gradually warming temperatures. Highs will frequently peak in the upper seventies and low eighties.