The Brief

Central Florida stays mostly clear and cool tonight before gusty east winds return Saturday.

Sunday brings warmer, more humid air with a few storms possible along the east coast.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Melissa is rapidly intensifying and dangerous surf expected to reach Florida’s east coast by midweek.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida got a preview of fall early Friday morning. Nighttime lows will jump back into the upper 60s to low 70s over the next few days ahead of big chill to come just in time for Halloween.

Here’s a breakdown of

Tonight’s forecast

What To Expect

It will be mostly clear with temperatures falling into the 60s in most places with very low humidity remaining in place for Friday night into Saturday morning.

Orlando weekend forecast

What To Expect

Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny, though there could be a few clouds that build in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 70s and 80s.

Humidity will be low, making it even nicer outside.

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Rain chances return Sunday afternoon and evening due to a warm front pushing into Central Florida, followed by a cold front on Monday.

There is a 40% chance of rain and isolated thunderstorms.

Chilly Halloween forecast

Looking Ahead

A mega cold front will come through Florida next Wednesday night into Thursday with a significant drop in humidity and temperature.

This will set the stage for plummeting temperatures and overnight lows into the 40s for part of Halloween weekend in Orlando, and afternoon highs in the 60s and 70s.

Tropical Storm Melissa to bring ‘catastrophic flash flooding’

Tracking The Tropics

Tropical Storm Melissa continued to slowly churn in the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center’s new forecast remains consistent.

Heavy rainfall, catastrophic flooding and landslides are expected for portions of Southern Hispaniola and Jamaica through the weekend, the NHC said.

As of evening, Melissa remained a tropical storm but was strengthening with sustained winds of 65 mph. On the forecast track, Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify into a hurricane this weekend and then a major hurricane, according to NHC projections.

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Melissa is the thirteenth named storm of the 2025 season and will become the fifth hurricane this weekend, which is a full month behind the historical average for the fifth hurricane of the hurricane season (Sept. 28).

“Trends have come into agreement that Melissa will become a catastrophic Category 4 or 5 hurricane this weekend,” said FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Noah Bergren. “The storm will either hit Jamaica head on, or meander off the coast then loop around the western side of the Island.”

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Deadly, life-threatening, historic rains are possible with totals of 30-plus inches possible from the slow-moving nature of the storm.

A cold front next week will then lift and grab Melissa to the north, crossing eastern Cuba then tracking across the Bahamas in the middle of next week.

“Enhanced surf, rip currents, and gusty winds will be felt from Melissa on the Florida east coast next Tuesday through Wednesday,” Bregren added.

The Source

This story was written based on information shared by the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center on Oct. 24, 2025.