Afternoon storms kick off wet stretch in Central Florida
BE QUESTIONABLE WEATHER WISE. SO GLAD WE’RE NOT GOING FOR THAT. LOOK AT THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST THOUGH, OKAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE A BIT OF A PATTERN SHIFT TEMPERATURES TODAY CLIMBING INTO THE 80S. THAT’S NOT DIFFERENT, BUT THE RAIN CHANCES RETURNING IS 40% COVERAGE TODAY, 50% COVERAGE FOR TOMORROW, 40% COVERAGE FOR THURSDAY. SO THE NEXT FEW DAYS ARE ADJUSTED A LITTLE BIT. LET’S TIME TODAY’S OUT THIS MORNING. CLOUDS AND FOG. LOOKING AHEAD TO LUNCHTIME. A FEW SHOWERS GETTING GOING. SAINT JOHNS, FLAGLER COUNTIES AND ESSENTIALLY IS A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT. DIVES SOUTH. IT BRINGS WITH IT THE RAIN CHANCES. THERE’S 3 P.M., VOLUSIA, SEMINOLE, GETTING INTO ORANGE COUNTY, OSCEOLA, POLK COUNTIES THROUGH ABOUT 5 P.M. AND THEN CONTINUING TO GRADUALLY FADE OUT AND TRANSITION BACK TO COASTAL SHOWERS THROUGH ABOUT 9:00. NOT LOOKING AT ANYTHING SEVERE, BUT GIVEN HOW DRY THIS DRY SEASON HAS BEEN, IT’S DEFINITELY A A DESIRED CHANGE. ORLANDO JUST FOR EXAMPLE, JANUARY 1ST THROUGH TODAY WE ARE NEARLY FIVE INCHES BEHIND WHERE WE SHOULD BE. AND THAT MEANS THAT FOR A TYPICAL RAINY OR EXCUSE ME, A TYPICAL DRY SEASON, WE’RE THAT MUCH DRIER. SAME KIND OF IDEA DAYTONA BEACH AND IN DEFICITS FOR THE REST OF TOWN. SO HOW MUCH RAIN COULD WE SEE THESE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS? JUST LOOKING AT THE MODELS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND THE EUROPEAN AND GFS SAYING UP TO ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN. SO THEY’RE NOT ALL THAT EXCITED. BUT IF NOTHING ELSE, IT DOES HELP TO KEEP OUR FIRE DANGER INDEX LIMITED INSTEAD OF GETTING ANY MORE ELEVATED. SO THAT IS CERTAINLY GOOD NEWS. TOMORROW, THE LOWEST OF THE LOT. LIMITED THOUGH, IS STILL RELATIVELY OKAY. LIKE WE WERE DOING CONTROLLED BURNS YESTERDAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IN WEST ORANGE COUNTY. DO WANT TO SHOW THOUGH WITH A SHIFT IN THE WINDS TODAY, THAT SMOKE PLUME FROM THAT FIRE WILL WORK IN CLOSER TO THE METRO. SO DIFFERENT AREAS. YESTERDAY IT WAS SPREADING ACROSS SEMINOLE COUNTY WITH A BIT MORE OF A NORTHERLY COMPONENT TO THE WIND. IT WILL PUSH INTO THE METRO. JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. LOOKING AHEAD TO LATER ON TODAY. VOLUSIA COUNTY LOOKING GOOD. DARK AND EARLY TEMPERATURES OUT THE DOOR IN THE 60S WITH SOME SPRINKLES OFF THE SHORELINE. NOTHING OVER TOP OF US BUS STOP FORECAST, THOUGH, DOES ILLUSTRATE THAT THAT RAIN CHANCE WILL BE RISING TODAY TO A 40% COVERAGE, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. HIGHEST OPPORTUNITY FOR RAIN WILL DEFINITELY BE KIND OF THE METRO OFF TO THE EAST WITH VOLUSIA-FLAGLER BEING THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS WITH THAT HIGHEST RAIN OPPORTUNITY. SO IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE COAST, HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. OTHERWISE, WATCHING THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM THREATS ACROSS OUR INLAND COMMUNITIES, NOT MUCH DIFFERENT.
Afternoon storms kick off wet stretch in Central Florida
Updated: 10:58 AM EDT Mar 24, 2026
Showers are expected to move into Central Florida on Tuesday as a front drifts southward.This front will bring enough moisture to trigger showers and thunderstorms across the region. Most of the rain is likely to arrive between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.This weather pattern will linger around for the next couple of days. Rainfall amounts for Tuesday to Wednesday are expected to be in the 0.5 to 1.5 inch range, with a few higher amounts where stronger storms form.Rain chancesLooking ahead A second front will arrive over the weekend, bringing rain chances on Saturday and cooler temperatures by Sunday.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Showers are expected to move into Central Florida on Tuesday as a front drifts southward.
This front will bring enough moisture to trigger showers and thunderstorms across the region. Most of the rain is likely to arrive between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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This weather pattern will linger around for the next couple of days.
Rainfall amounts for Tuesday to Wednesday are expected to be in the 0.5 to 1.5 inch range, with a few higher amounts where stronger storms form.
Rain chances
Looking ahead
A second front will arrive over the weekend, bringing rain chances on Saturday and cooler temperatures by Sunday.