Good morning, Central Florida. Here’s what you need to know today.
Your Weather Planner
Onshore winds will remain gusty on Wednesday, and will help to produce additional showers with locally heavy rain at times. A Wind Advisory is posted due to gusts potentially over 25 mph at times, and boaters are facing a Gale Warning for the coastal waters.
Thursday will offer a repeat of these unsettled conditions with occasional heavy rain at times, especially next the coast where flooding may occur in localized spots. Throughout this cloudy, rainy stretch our highs will run in the low 70s, but we’re looking ahead to a warmer, brighter weekend once the rain chances wind down on Friday; both Saturday and Sunday are looking sunny with highs back in the low 80s.
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Highs: Lower 70s
Lows: Mid-60s
Rain Coverage: 80%
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Around Central Florida
1. Artemis II begins journey back home
After breaking a historic record of being the furthest humans from Earth, the four Artemis II crew members are heading back home after flying by the far side of the moon.
2. Orange County School Board votes to approve charter school conversion
An Orange County elementary school is set to be converted into a charter school as soon as next school year.
3. Despite Rain, Wildfire Risk Remains High in Central Florida
Rainstorms across Central Florida this week are offering some relief from Florida’s extreme drought conditions. But meteorologists warn that the rain might not be enough to wash away the drought fueled risks of wildfires.
4. Driver of Sumter school bus hit by train faces culpable negligence charges
A Sumter County school bus driver was arrested Monday on 29 charges of culpable negligence, child neglect without bodily harm, after the back of the school bus she was driving was struck by a train, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Around the Nation
1. Trump pulls back on his Iran threats for two weeks, subject to Iran agreeing to ceasefire
2. American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi official tells the AP
Quote of the Day
While astrophiles remain laser-focused on the moment-by-moment progress of the Artemis II mission some 250,000 miles away, flight crews from the Hawaii Air National Guard 204th Airlift Squadron are braced for action should the astronauts onboard need emergency assistance upon their return to Earth later this week.
The squadron was selected, along with the Alaska Air National Guard, to be part of a coordinated support rescue mission. The unit is paired with members of a Guardian Angel crew from the 58th Rescue Squadron for potential deployment should an unplanned event require the location, rescue and care of Artemis II crew members.