Late-week Tropical Moisture Poses Flooding Concerns for Florida

Late-week Tropical Moisture Poses Flooding Concerns for Central Florida Ahead of the Start of the Hurricane Season

GOT TO BE CAREFUL. FIRST WARNING. METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA IS HERE. NOW. WE ARE ANXIOUSLY TRYING TO SOAK IN THE LAST OF TODAY. BECAUSE STARTING TOMORROW, WE’RE GETTING READY FOR DAYS UPON DAYS OF IMPACT WEATHER. YEAH, WE HAVE LOTS OF WET WEATHER TO GET THROUGH OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, AND THAT’S CONNECTED TO THE TROPICAL MOISTURE THAT WE’VE BEEN KEEPING OUR EYES ON HERE INSIDE OF THE WEATHER STUDIOS. SO SOAK UP WHAT LITTLE SUNSHINE WE HAVE LEFT TODAY BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, WE GOT A WET MESS THAT LIES AHEAD OF US FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN DAY CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST, IN WHICH A LOT OF IMPACT WEATHER ON HERE IS DAY AFTER DAY. WE’LL WATCH THE RAIN TOTALS PILE UP. WE ALSO HAVE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK COURTESY OF THOSE SOUTH EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS OUR ATLANTIC COASTLINE. SO IF YOU’RE STEPPING INTO THE BEACH TODAY ACROSS THE OCEAN, WE WILL SEE THAT RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINING HIGH TEMPERATURE WISE THOUGH, WE START TO COOL OFF. SO MAYBE THERE IS A SILVER LINING IN THIS FORECAST. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE THE COOLER WEATHER, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR NEXT WORK WEEK. BACK IN THE MID 80S, MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY ALONG THE COAST. BUT EACH DAY DOES POSE A THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR RAINFALL ACCUMULATION OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MODELS THAT WE’VE BEEN TRACKING, IN WHICH WE COULD SEE WIDESPREAD RAIN HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, IN THE VICINITY OF 3 TO 5IN. NOW, RAIN IS SOMETHING WE NEED, AND IT’S GOING TO BE COMING OUR DIRECTION FROM DOWN IN THE TROPICS. NOT SAYING THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR NEXT TROPICAL STORM, BUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO WATCH IS OUR NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALL. THIS IS ALMOST GOING TO ACT AS A BLOCKADE. AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO MOVE IN FROM THE GULF, THAT WILL KEEP US UNDER THIS SATURATED AND SWAMPY AIR MASS FOR SEVERAL DAYS, MAKING FLOODING A PRIMARY CONCERN HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. SO OUT THE DOOR RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, WE ARE SHOWING THOSE GREEN SKIES IN SELECT CITIES. THE TOURIST DISTRICT, TAVARES, PORT CANAVERAL. BUT ALL IS CLEAR ACROSS THE COASTLINE IN DAYTONA, YOU SEE THOSE CLEARING SKIES BEGINNING TO OPEN UP IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. ALSO, PARTS OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR AS THE RAIN HAS ALREADY MOVED THROUGH. BUT KEEP IN MIND ANOTHER BATCH WILL BE ON ITS WAY LATER ON TONIGHT. HERE’S WHAT’S SLIDING ACROSS LAKE COUNTY PULLING TOWARDS THE NORTH. THESE ARE QUICK HITTING SHOWERS ACROSS LAKE CATHERINE, BACK ACROSS I-75 IN OCALA. HERE COMES YOUR WET WEATHER. RIGHT ON CUE, A COUPLE RUMBLES OF THUNDER ASSOCIATED WITH THAT STORM THERE AND PUSHING OUT OF FLAGLER COUNTY PASS. WE DO HAVE ANOTHER FLEETING SHOWER, BUT HERE’S WHAT’S COMING IN FROM THE SOUTH. THIS IS JUST A STRONG STORM A MOMENT AGO, BUT YOU SEE ALL THE MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA THAT’S GOING TO BE HEADING OUR DIRECTION. IT’S SEVEN AND 8:00 LATER ON TONIGHT BACK IN OCALA, WE GO. TEMPERATURES SHOW 94 DEGREES. IT FEELS LIKE 101. AND THAT’S A PRODUCT OF THE MOISTURE IN THE AIR. ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF CONVECTION COMING TOGETHER HERE. CONVERGING WINDS ON THE SURFACE ALONG THE I FOUR QUARTER. THAT’S WHERE WINDS ARE THE FASTEST, RANGING BETWEEN 10 AND 20MPH. WITH THAT SOUTHERLY ORIENTATION KEEPING YOUR TEMPERATURES WARM TODAY AND LATER ON TONIGHT AS WE TRACK SHOWERS ON FUTURECAST. THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT JUST A MOMENT AGO. MORE RAIN ACROSS THE I FOUR QUARTER LIFTING TOWARDS THE NORTH EARLY TO START OFF THE EVENING QUIET THOUGH OVERNIGHT AND THEN WE COULD SEE A COUPLE EARLY MORNING SHOWERS. TO START OFF YOUR DAY ACROSS OUR WESTERNMOST COMMUNITIES. AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES ARE CONCERNED, WILL BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN THE LOW AND MID 70S HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS EVENING. IN THE RAIN, CHANCES ARE ONLY GETTING STRONGER AS WE MOVE ACROSS THE NEXT FEW DAYS, ALL SHOWING IMPACT WEATHER FOR US HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. WITH FLOODING BEING A MAJOR CONCERN. SO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WE’LL SEE THE WET WEATHER ACTUALLY COMING IN, MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TOO, AS THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY DOES BEGIN TO STALL. AND THAT’S GOING TO LEAVE NOWHERE FOR THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO REALLY RUN TO. SO A LOT OF BUILT UP MOISTURE COMING OUR WAY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, IN WHICH BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND THE GFS MODEL ARE HINTING TOWARDS VERY HEAVY RAIN. SO EACH DAY DOES POSE A FLOODING THREAT AS TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NEXT SEVEN SLOWLY BE

Late-week Tropical Moisture Poses Flooding Concerns for Central Florida Ahead of the Start of the Hurricane Season

Updated: 5:37 PM EDT May 27, 2026

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Late-week Tropical Moisture Poses Flooding Concerns for Central Florida Ahead of the Start of the Hurricane Season

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