Warm Workweek Finish for Central Florida But Watch Out for Dangerous Beach Conditions This Weekend
Warm Workweek Finish for Central Florida But Watch Out for Dangerous Beach Conditions This Weekend
SITE FROM NOON UNTIL THREE TOMORROW. ALL RIGHT, FIRST WARNING. METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA IS JOINING US. IT’S AROUND NOON ON A FRIDAY. SO EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO FINALIZE THOSE WEEKEND PLANS. WE’VE GOT SOME RAIN IN THE MIX, WHICH IS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED IN PARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. I KNOW IT’S BEEN A VERY DRY START TO THE YEAR, RIGHT? SOME OF US HAVE A DEFICIT OF RAINFALL THAT’S ANYWHERE BETWEEN 3 TO 4 PLUS INCHES. SO WE NEED THE RAIN. I JUST WISH IT WASN’T COMING ON THE WEEKEND, BUT UNFORTUNATELY SHE HAS A COUPLE TRICKS UP HER SLEEVE. WE’LL START OFF THE WEEKEND IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, BUT AS WE MOVE ACROSS SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WE’RE GOING TO WATCH A COLD FRONT DESCEND ACROSS OUR GREAT STATE. AND THAT’S GOING TO COME EQUIPPED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND ALSO SOME VERY ROUGH CONCERNS ACROSS THE BEACH. YOUR RIP CURRENT RISK IS GOING TO ELEVATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. AND WITH THOSE WINDS WE DO RUN THE RISK OF ROUGH SEAS AS WELL AS SOME BEACH EROSION. AS WE CONTINUE ACROSS THE REST OF YOUR WEEKEND. MONDAY, WE TRY TO START TO PIVOT. TEMPERATURE WISE, WE’RE GOING TO BE MOVING ON UP UPPER 70S ON MONDAY, BUT STILL, WE CAN’T GET RID OF THESE PESKY COASTAL SHOWERS. WE’LL BE DRYING OUT HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY, AND THEN EVENTUALLY TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE LOWER 80S. IN FACT, WE’RE IN THE LOWER 80S RIGHT NOW, SO GET INTO THE SUNSHINE. SO MUCH OF IT ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. NOT A CLOUD IN SIGHT FOR DAYTONA BEACH, WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO RISE AS YOUR DAY DOES PROGRESS. ULTIMATELY, THOUGH, AS YOU MOVE FURTHER INLAND ACROSS THE I-4 CORRIDOR, YOU’RE A TOUCH WARMER IN SANFORD 81, THEN ACROSS I-75 TOWARDS THE VILLAGES 83 DEGREES HERE JUST BEFORE 1250. YOUR RIP CURRENT RISK ACROSS ALL OF OUR BEACHES TODAY IS GOING TO BE MODERATE, BUT WE ARE UNDER A GAIL WATCH. THAT’S DUE TO THE WINDS THAT WE’LL SEE PICKING UP ACROSS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THAT’S ACROSS FLAGLER. ALSO VOLUSIA COUNTY WHERE THAT RIP CURRENT RISK IS MODERATE TO RIGHT NOW. YOUR SURF CONDITIONS THOUGH ARE ONLY 1 TO 2FT. THOSE WAVE HEIGHTS CLOSE TO THE SHORELINE. BUT THOSE WILL BE ELEVATING AS WE MOVE ACROSS THE WEEKEND. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. SO TODAY, SEAS OFF SHORE CAN BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 TO 3FT. BUT LOOK AT HOW THEY ELEVATE HEADING ACROSS THE WEEKEND. 6 TO 10 FOOT CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY, 9 TO 14 FOOT WAVE HEIGHTS OFFSHORE ON SUNDAY. THAT’S THE POWER OF THE COLD FRONT MOVING IN WITH A VERY TIGHT AND COMPACT PRESSURE GRADIENT. WHAT THAT’S GOING TO DO, THOSE STRONGER WINDS SURROUNDING THAT GRADIENT ARE GOING TO INCREASE YOUR WAVE HEIGHTS FOR THE REST OF TODAY, THOUGH, TEMPERATURES SHOULD STALL ANYWHERE BETWEEN 82 AND 89 DEGREES. DEFINITELY THE WARMEST DAY OF YOUR WORK WEEK, BUT MUCH MORE MILD CONDITIONS WILL SAG INTO PLACE COURTESY OF THAT FRONT. MOVING IN, WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE UPPER AIR PATTERN. THAT’S WHAT’S GUIDING THE COOLER AIR FROM THE NORTH, SETTLING INTO THE SOUTHEAST. SO BY SATURDAY, WE’LL SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES START TO MOVE ON BACKWARDS. FOR THE REST OF TODAY, THOUGH, WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY. SMALL CHANCE FOR A COUPLE SPRINKLES OF RAIN HERE AND THERE IF YOU’RE EAST OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR. BUT MOST OF US WILL BE ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE TODAY. YOUR FOG TRACKER HAS THAT CHANCE FOR SOME COASTAL FOG MOVING IN ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND THEN ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS COULD POSSIBLY FALL BELOW A STATUTE. MILES. WE’RE WATCHING OUT FOR THAT. TO START OFF YOUR SATURDAY MORNING, THOUGH, WE’RE GOING TO BE TRENDING WARM MOVING INTO THE 80S BEFORE THE AFTERNOON IS SAID AND DONE. BUT OF COURSE, THAT COLD FRONT MOVES IN AND WE WILL HAVE THAT CHANCE FOR SOME WET WEATHER, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE EAST OF I-4. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL RETURN TO THE LOWER 80S, BUT WILL COOL DOWN WITH THE RAIN MOVING IN. AS FAR AS RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IS CONCERNED, MAYBE HALF OF AN INCH IF WE’RE LUCKY. SO WE’RE NOT GOING TO MAKE UP THAT DEFICIT ALL IN ONE DAY. BUT WE’LL HAVE SOME MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN AS WE MOVE INTO THE WORKWEEK ON MONDAY, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. YOUR INLAND FORECAST WILL STILL BE BREEZY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES WE DR
Warm Workweek Finish for Central Florida But Watch Out for Dangerous Beach Conditions This Weekend
Warm Workweek Finish for Central Florida But Watch Out for Dangerous Beach Conditions This Weekend
Updated: 1:31 PM EDT Mar 27, 2026
Warm Workweek Finish for Central Florida But Watch Out for Dangerous Beach Conditions This WeekendDry weather will remain in place this afternoon with temperatures heating into the mid and the upper EIGHTIES. For most of us this will be a sunny finish to the workweek but as a sea breeze moves inland there is a chance for a few isolated showers west of I-95. As we push into the evening, the chance for showers will die down. Light winds will allow the opportunity for fog development overnight but expect a shift in the forecast heading into the weekend. Saturday morning will be excellent; our warming trend continues with highs quickly reaching the eighties. But during the afternoon a cold front will begin to move into Central Florida, bringing strong damaging winds and the chance for scattered storms. Severe potential is low, but isolated downpours and strong gusts will be the primary elements. Sunday will prove to be much drier, but also the colder of the two weekend days. Expect to see temps stall in the mid-seventies, with a High Rip Current Risk returning to our beaches
Warm Workweek Finish for Central Florida But Watch Out for Dangerous Beach Conditions This Weekend
Dry weather will remain in place this afternoon with temperatures heating into the mid and the upper EIGHTIES. For most of us this will be a sunny finish to the workweek but as a sea breeze moves inland there is a chance for a few isolated showers west of I-95. As we push into the evening, the chance for showers will die down. Light winds will allow the opportunity for fog development overnight but expect a shift in the forecast heading into the weekend.
Saturday morning will be excellent; our warming trend continues with highs quickly reaching the eighties. But during the afternoon a cold front will begin to move into Central Florida, bringing strong damaging winds and the chance for scattered storms. Severe potential is low, but isolated downpours and strong gusts will be the primary elements. Sunday will prove to be much drier, but also the colder of the two weekend days. Expect to see temps stall in the mid-seventies, with a High Rip Current Risk returning to our beaches