Rain, humidity ramping up across Central Florida

YOUR COMMENT. I WENT BACK AND DID SOME DIGGING. I THINK THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT ORLANDO’S RAIN. WE ARE NEARLY TEN INCHES BEHIND FOR THE YEAR. AND THE LAST TIME WE SAW A SOAKER DAY, MEANING ONE INCH OR SO IS ALL THE WAY BACK IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. AND TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, HOW RARE THAT IS. THE USUAL FIRST ONE INCH RAIN DAY FOR A CALENDAR YEAR HAPPENS IN FEBRUARY. SO WE ARE DEFINITELY RUNNING WELL BEHIND. NOW. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES OF RAIN ON OUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST. AND THE REASON IS WE’RE STARTING TO PUSH MORE AND MORE MOISTURE INTO OUR AREA. SO AS THAT HAPPENS, YOU’LL NOTICE 50, 60, 70% COVERAGE OF SEEING THE RAINFALL. AND BEFORE YOU GET TOO CONCERNED FOR THE WEEKEND, YES, THERE IS A HIGH COVERAGE OF RAIN. BUT I WANT YOU TO NOTICE ON OUR FUTURECAST MODEL, THIS IS 7 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING. PLANS ARE LOOKING FINE. WATCH HOW BY ABOUT LUNCHTIME OR SO, WE START TO SEE THE SHOWER CHANCES GOING UP. AND THEN OF COURSE, THAT CONTINUES RIGHT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SAME IDEA PLAYS OUT ON SUNDAY AS WELL. SO THAT’S WHERE WE’RE AT FOR TODAY. WE’RE STARTING THOSE RAIN CHANCES ALONG THE SHORELINE, JUST LIKE WE DISCUSSED YESTERDAY ON WESH 2 NEWS SUNRISE. THEN AROUND TEN OR SO, WE KIND OF RECYCLE THE ATMOSPHERE. LUNCHTIME POPCORN SHOWERS BEGIN AND BY ABOUT TWO, THREE, 4:00, SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO THE METRO, EVENTUALLY TRYING TO WORK INTO OUR WESTERNMOST AREAS. SO THERE YOU GO. THIS MORNING, THE COASTAL RANGE GRADUALLY LIFTING NORTHERN VOLUSIA INTO FLAGLER COUNTY. HEAVIER POCKETS OF RAIN FROM ABOUT, OH, SAY NEW SMYRNA BEACH UP THROUGH PORT ORANGE CROSSING DUNLAWTON I S BE GETTING UP FURTHER AND FURTHER TOWARD HOLLY HILL AND OF COURSE ORMOND BEACH, AND THEN TO THE SOUTH, EVEN WATCHING A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN SNEAKING THROUGH GRANT-VALKARIA MOUNT MALABAR, BACK OVER TOWARD PALM BAY WITH MORE RAINS HERE IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FROM VERO BEACH CLEAR ON DOWN TO SAINT LUCIE COUNTY. THESE ARE HEAVY RAINS, SO THERE’S DEFINITELY STUFF TO TRACK THIS MORNING. ALL RIGHT, TOWER CAM NETWORK SHOWING SOME OF THE RAINS HAVE ALREADY MOVED THROUGH HERE IN DAYTONA BEACH. OTHERWISE IT’S A QUIET START TO THE DAY. MORNING SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. THEN THAT COVERAGE SHIFTS WESTBOUND METRO OVER TOWARD TAMPA IS GOING TO BE THE BIG WINNER. OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY TODAY. SO IT’S A 50% COVERAGE OF RAIN. SAME IDEA TOMORROW. THAT IS RIGHT WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR. BUT THEN THOSE RAIN CHANCES RISE FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AND BOY DO THOSE TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO 93 ON FRIDAY, 94 ON SATURDAY. WHILE N

Downpours along the shoreline Wednesday morning, then our afternoon storm pattern fires up. Today, a 50% coverage of showers and storms, highs around 90s.While we’re into normal storm coverage today, look for a high 70% or so heading into the weekend. Lots of moisture is expected. This will also lead to feels like temps approaching 100° late week into the weekend.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.

Downpours along the shoreline Wednesday morning, then our afternoon storm pattern fires up.

Today, a 50% coverage of showers and storms, highs around 90s.

While we’re into normal storm coverage today, look for a high 70% or so heading into the weekend. Lots of moisture is expected.

This will also lead to feels like temps approaching 100° late week into the weekend.

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.