Good evening, Central Florida. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
Due to close proximity to a frontal boundary system and instability developing across Central Florida, we still have an opportunity for an isolated shower overnight tonight with partly cloudy skies. The front itself is anticipated to pass through Friday, but as it approaches Central Florida, the front begins to break down and wet weather becomes very limited to our Friday forecast, ranging anywhere from 10% to 20%. The best chance of rainfall is near the coast.
Afternoon temperatures on Friday remain mild, in the middle and upper 70s. A moderate level for rip current risks remains along all Central Florida coastlines, with offshore waves ranging between 2 feet and 4 feet. The intracoastal waterways are anticipated to have a moderate chop.
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Highs: Around 80
Lows: Lower 60s
Rain Coverage: 10%
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Today’s Big Stories
1. Ingoglia proposes bills that he says will make local government more accountable
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced a proposed series of bills aimed at what he said would make “local governments more accountable” and create standardized transparency throughout the state.
2. Blue Origin scrubs New Shepard NS-37 manned mission
Blue Origin was forced to scrub its New Shepard mission in West Texas on Thursday morning after an issue popped up.
3. Deaths reported in N.C. crash of business jet connected to retired NASCAR driver
A business jet with six people aboard crashed at a regional airport in North Carolina used by NASCAR teams and Fortune 500 companies, erupting in a large fire and killing multiple people, authorities said.
4. U.S. government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation’s capital, killing 67 people.
5. U.S. announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, angering China
President Donald Trump’s administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an angry response from China.
6. Trump declares he is ‘fixing’ the nation in sweeping prime-time speech to mark the year’s end
President Donald Trump declared that he has “achieved more than anyone could have imagined” thus far in his second term during a prime-time address meant to mark the year’s end and the nearly one-year mark since he made his White House return.
Happening Around Town
A Tree-Mendous Affair at Rosen Shingle Creek
November 25 – December 21 | Rosen Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce the return of a Central Florida holiday tradition, “A Tree-Mendous Affair.” This annual celebration features holiday trees decorated by some of the area’s most giving nonprofit organizations on display at Rosen Shingle Creek throughout the holiday season.
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live On Stage
Dec. 19 | Various Times | After a nearly sold-out run in 2024, this heartwarming holiday favorite is back to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Peanuts and the 60th anniversary of the animated television classic!
Florida on a Tankful
The Collection on Palmetto is a museum in Clearwater filled with hundreds of years of transportation technology, from steam engines to horseless carriages. (Spectrum News)
Each car at The Collection on Palmetto tells a story.
And museum program director Laura Merrill brings it all to life.