Dangerous Rip Current Threat Continues for Central Florida Spring Break Weekend – March 21st Forecast
Dangerous Rip Current Threat Continues for Central Florida Spring Break Weekend – March 21st Forecast
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A FULL REPORT FOR YOU TONIGHT AT TEN AND 11. SWITCHING GEARS RIGHT NOW, LET’S TALK ABOUT THOSE SPRING BREAKERS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HERE TO HEAD TO THE BEACHES, BUT THEY COULD BE DEALING WITH SOME SEVERE OR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS OUT THERE. IT’S GOING TO BE THE CASE NOT JUST TODAY, BUT AS WE CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEEKEND. TOMORROW AS WELL. I KNOW IT’S SUNNY OUTSIDE. FOLKS WANT TO GET OUTSIDE. THIS IS A GORGEOUS SHOT OF DAYTONA BEACH, NOT A CLOUD IN SIGHT, BUT IF YOU’RE STEPPING INTO THE WATER, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. IT’S ACTUALLY RECOMMENDED NOT TO STEP IN AND GO TOO FAR OUT BECAUSE THE RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW ARE GOING TO BE DANGEROUS. WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ARE WINDS FROM THE WEST AT FIVE MILES PER HOUR. TEMPERATURES STILL HOLDING ON TIGHT TO THE LOWER 80S IN DAYTONA BEACH. BUT IT’S NOT JUST FLAGLER OR NOT JUST VOLUSIA COUNTY. THAT’S UNDER THE CURRENT RIP CURRENT. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT. AND IT’S ALSO FLAGLER VOLUSIA. WE SEE THOSE HIGH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4FT WINDS FROM THE WEST TOMORROW. KEEPING THAT RIP CURRENT ALIVE. AND AS WE HEAD TOWARDS BREVARD COUNTY YOU GUYS ARE STILL UNDER THAT HIGH AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT RISK AS WELL. YOUR FORECAST ACROSS THE COAST OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS KEEPS THE RIP CURRENT RISK HIGH THROUGH MONDAY. AS A MATTER OF FACT. THEN ON TUESDAY SOME CHANGE COMES OUR WAY. A LITTLE BIT COOLER WITH A NEW ROUND OF SHOWERS FINALLY RETURNING TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. LOOKING TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 70S FOR YOUR AFTERNOON HIGHS. TODAY, THOUGH, THE WARMING TREND DID KICK OFF WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S. TO START OFF YOUR WEEKEND, THE EXCEPTION THERE BEING BREVARD COUNTY FOR MELBOURNE. YOU GUYS ARE IN THE UPPER 70S STILL QUITE SEASONAL AS WE STEP OUTDOORS. CURRENTLY 81 IN WINDSOR HAVEN, 80 ON THE DOT FOR ORLANDO DUNNELLON 82 DEGREES PALM COAST WAY UP NORTH. YOU GUYS HIT THE LOWER 80S AS WELL, BUT WE’VE BEEN TRENDING DRY TO START OFF THE WEEKEND. THIS IS A LOOK AT YOUR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT ANY TIME. YOU’VE GOT 20S IN THE TEENS ON THE BOARD. WELL THAT MEANS CONDITIONS ARE ABNORMALLY DRY. AND IT’S THAT DRY WEATHER STRETCH THAT WE’VE BEEN IN SO FAR FOR 2026 THAT HAS INCREASED YOUR FIRE DANGER THREAT. AND THAT’S GOING TO BE MODERATE TODAY. AND AS WE CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEEKEND INTO TUESDAY, THAT’S OUR NEXT SHOT AT SHOWERS. BUT WE ARE BREEZY, RIGHT? THOSE GUSTS COULD BE UP TO 20, MAYBE EVEN 30MPH AS WE CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEEKEND. SO THAT IS GOING TO POSE ANOTHER THREAT FOR ANY FIRE CONCERNS FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. IN DAYTONA, TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY CRAWL BACK INTO THE MID 50S. NOT A BAD START TO THE MORNING, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR NEXT FALCON NINE LAUNCH. THIS IS THE STARLINK 6-6 TEN DASH 62, WITH A 95% PROBABILITY OF NO WEATHER RESTRICTIONS, SO WE’LL BE GREEN TO GO. AND IT’S CERTAINLY GOING TO FEEL LIKE SUMMER TOMORROW IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS RETURNING TO THE MIDDLE OF THE 80S, HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO SWING TOWARDS THE EAST AS WE KICK OFF THE WORKWEEK. AND THAT’S GOING TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER, WHAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE, EVEN WITH THE SHOWERS COMING IN, IT’S GOING TO BE A WARM FINISH TO THE MONTH OF MARCH COMING UP. SO THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. BUT ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY GOING TO BE ONLY ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH IF WE’RE LUCKY. THAT IS BA
Dangerous Rip Current Threat Continues for Central Florida Spring Break Weekend – March 21st Forecast
Dangerous Rip Current Threat Continues for Central Florida Spring Break Weekend – March 21st Forecast
Updated: 6:33 PM EDT Mar 21, 2026
Dangerous Rip Current Threat Continues for Central Florida Spring Break Weekend – March 21st Forecast
Dangerous Rip Current Threat Continues for Central Florida Spring Break Weekend – March 21st Forecast