Fire Weather Watch: Gusty winds, low humidity increase wildfire risk in Central Florida
DAILY HERE. THAT’S ONE OF THE VERY BIG SPOTS. THEY’LL BE PUTTING IT TOGETHER FOR SURE. WEATHER IN BREVARD COUNTY LOOKING GREAT THIS MORNING FOR THE MOST PART. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AREA. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT. LOOKING TO OUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST BEYOND TODAY. NOTICE THESE TEMPERATURES. WE’RE IN THE LOWER 80S ALL THE WAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND THEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY WE START TO GET HOT AGAIN. AND SOME MODELS THIS WEEKEND ARE EVEN KIND OF TEASING WITH THE IDEA OF STARTING SEA BREEZE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS. SO COULD BE SOMETHING INTERESTING. BUT FOR TODAY, HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES, THERE’S THAT 20% COVERAGE OF SHOWERS. AND WE’RE SEEING IT RIGHT NOW. NOTICE HERE RIGHT ALONG I-95 THE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE SLICK HERE. OF COURSE. WE’LL CHECK IN WITH OUR MEAGHAN MACKEY HERE IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES TIME. BUT RAIN’S HEAVIER DOWNPOURS FROM TIME TO TIME SOUTH OF 192. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, DOPPLER RADAR SHOWING ABOUT AN INCH HAVING FALLEN IN THE LAST LITTLE BIT, ALREADY UP TO 1.2IN AROUND MALABAR AND THEN EMERSON DRIVE OUT INTO PALM BAY. WE’RE RUNNING JUST BELOW AN INCH OF RAIN. THAT’S HAPPENED VERY, VERY QUICKLY. NOW, THE WIDE SHOT SHOWING THE REST OF TOWN IS FINE. WE’VE GOT EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS OFF THE SHORELINE OF BREVARD COUNTY. BUT I DO WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF IT BEFORE YOU GET EVERYTHING OUT AND ABOUT. BREVARD MAY HAVE A FEW PASSING SHOWERS, BUT THAT COOLER AIR IS ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. WE’RE JUST NOT GOING TO WARM AS MUCH, AND IT LINGERS FOR A GOOD PART OF THE WEEK. TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE. THOSE SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH ABOUT LUNCHTIME. WE’LL KEEP A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY WITH US. TEMPERATURES KIND OF TIPTOEING UP INTO THE UPPER RANGE OF THE 70S. AND THEN FOR TONIGHT, AS THEY DROP, YOU’LL NOTICE A COOLER SETUP IN THE AREA. OKAY, THAT’S BECAUSE OF DRIER AIR. THAT MEANS THAT OUR FIRE DANGER LEVELS ARE ON THE INCREASE. WE’RE IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RISK TODAY. WE’RE GETTING INTO A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FOR TOMORROW. AND THEN WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, WE START TO RETURN BACK TO NORMAL. NOW IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES, TOMORROW MORNING WE’LL WAKE UP IN THE CITY TO THE LOWER 60S. WE’RE NEARLY 70 THIS MORNING FOR PERSPECTIVE. BUT LOOK UP NORTH OF TOWN WE’RE TALKING SWEATER WEATHER, EVEN LIGHT JACKET WEATHER 54 DEGREES HERE IN THE VILLAGE IS 53 DEGREES TOMORROW MORNING IN OCALA, 59 IN PALM COAST. WHEREAS IN BREVARD COUNTY, YOU’LL BE IN THE UPPER RANGE OF THE 60S. YOU GET THE IDEA. THIS MORNING, CLOUDS OVER TOP OF US. NEW SMYRNA BEACH TEMPERATURES OUT THE DOOR, 60S AND 70S WILL BE PUSHING TO NEARLY 80 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE METRO COASTAL SEVEN DAY FORECAST, SHOWING THOSE PASSING SHOWERS HERE OR THERE. TEMPERATURES KIND OF HANGING OUT IN THE 70S TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY
Fire Weather Watch: Gusty winds, low humidity increase wildfire risk in Central Florida
Updated: 11:15 AM EDT Apr 20, 2026
Gusty, low-humidity air sweeping across Central Florida is elevating the risk of wildfire this week. The National Weather Service said low humidity and gusty winds may produce a high fire danger on Tuesday across interior portions of east Central Florida. Under these conditions, any fires that develop are likely to spread rapidly.A Fire Weather Watch was issued for Tuesday in the following counties: Volusia CountyLake CountyOrange CountySeminole CountyOsceola County First Warning Weather Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda, Cam Tran and Victoria Wisniewski.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Gusty, low-humidity air sweeping across Central Florida is elevating the risk of wildfire this week.
The National Weather Service said low humidity and gusty winds may produce a high fire danger on Tuesday across interior portions of east Central Florida.
Under these conditions, any fires that develop are likely to spread rapidly.
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A Fire Weather Watch was issued for Tuesday in the following counties:
Volusia CountyLake CountyOrange CountySeminole CountyOsceola County
First Warning Weather
Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.
Download the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.
The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda, Cam Tran and Victoria Wisniewski.