Scatter showers and storms arriving west of Orlando this afternoon
Track the forecast with meteorologist Victoria Wisniewski
AND YOU’RE LIKE, I KNOW THERE’S NOTHING REUSABLE ABOUT WHETHER BECAUSE YOU ARE THE PLAN, YOU’VE GOT IT. WHAT’S GOING ON? AND FOLKS NEED TO KNOW. YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE ARE LOOKING THIS MORNING TO SEE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. WE HAD ONE ISOLATED SHOWER, BUT THEN LATER TODAY WE’RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A RISK FOR SOME STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH. BUT MOST OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE WEST OF ORLANDO GAIL. SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE SEVEN DAY FORECAST ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. AND YOU DO NOTICE WE DO HAVE IMPACT WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3 TO 9 P.M., I’M GOING TO WATCH FOR SOME STORMS TO DEVELOP CLOSER TO THE WESTERN PENINSULA. SO NOT MUCH IMPACT TO THE ORLANDO METRO, BUT YOU GUYS COULD SEE AN ISOLATED SHOWER LATER ON TODAY DEPENDING ON WHEN THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. I’LL SHOW YOU HERE ON YOUR FUTURECAST. WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET A LOT OF RAINFALL FROM THIS, BUT MOST OF IT IS GOING TO BE TOWARDS THE VILLAGES. OCALA, WILDWOOD. THIS IS A 730 ON YOUR MONDAY, AND THE BIGGEST IMPACTS ARE GOING TO BE THE THREAT FOR SOME DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, FLOODING, RAINS, HAIL, TORNADOES IS GOING TO BE A VERY LOW THREAT. BUT DEPENDING ON WHEN THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH, THAT’S GOING TO INDICATE WHETHER WE HAVE MORE OF THE DAYTIME HEATING. TO FUEL THE STORMS, TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR. WE’RE ZOOMING INTO JUST ONE SHOWER THAT WAS MOVING THROUGH LAKE MARY, AND NOW IT IS COMPLETELY DISSIPATED. BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THE 12 HOUR FORECAST IN DAYTONA BEACH. WE’RE NOT LOOKING AT ANY STORMS ALONG THE EASTERN COASTLINE. WE’RE LOOKING AT 86, THOUGH BY 1:00, 85 BY 3 P.M. SO IT WILL BE AN AVERAGE WARM DAY. BUT WE’RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. THAT EASTERLY FLOW IS GOING TO BE THE REASON WE HAVE THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. BUT THEN THE EASTERLY FLOW IS THE REASON WE HAVE MORE OF OUR STORMS MOVING IN FURTHER INLAND. THE DAY PLANNER FOR ORLANDO HAS US IN THE UPPER 80S. WE HAVE THE HUMID AIR MASS, WHICH IS WHY WE’RE GOING TO BE HAVING THE IMPACT WEATHER AND THE RISK FOR SOME STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. 90 IN ORLANDO, 92 IN LEESBURG AND 92 IN THE VILLAGES. I’LL BE WATCHING ANYONE FROM OCALA TO WINTER HAVEN TO ACTUALLY SEE SOME OF THE THREATS AND SOME IMPACT WEATHER LATER TODAY. HERE’S A LOOK AT 1230. WE SEE A COUPLE CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH, BUT THEN HERE’S THE STORMS BEGINNING TO POP UP WHEN THE EASTERLY FLOW IS SO STRONG AND IT’S NOT AS STRONG AS THE WESTERLY FLOW, THAT PUSHES A LOT OF THE STORMS TO DEVELOP. AND FOR TODAY, IT’S GOING TO BE ON THE I-75 CORRIDOR. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WAY THROUGH OCALA AND THE VILLAGES. OUR FUTURECAST SHOWS AROUND 8 P.M. NOW THAT’S A BIT LATER THAN FORECASTING. I HAVE A FEELING A LOT OF THEM WILL BE AROUND THE 6 TO 7 P.M., AND IF THEY CATCH AT THE RIGHT TIME, THAT’S WHERE WE COULD HAVE MORE STRENGTH THERE BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE SOME OF THE HEAT FROM THE DAY. NOW, AS WE DO TAKE A LOOK AT THE RAINFALL AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE AND END OF MAY, WE BE LOOKING ABOVE AVERAGE. THAT IS WHAT MEANS THAT WET SEASON IS APPROACHING. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. WE’RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE THE UMBRELLA IN THE RAIN GEAR AS WE HEAD INTO JUNE AND JULY AND AUGUST. OF COURSE, HURRICANE SEASON IS ALSO APPROACHING. SO MANY THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE NEXT WEEK DOES HAVE SOME LOWER RAIN CHANCES. YOU CAN SEE BY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. AS W
Scatter showers and storms arriving west of Orlando this afternoon
Track the forecast with meteorologist Victoria Wisniewski
Updated: 7:15 AM EDT May 17, 2026