Central Florida faces high risk of rip currents, storms

WEIGHING AROUND 100 POUNDS OR MORE. ALL RIGHT. THIS MORNING IN YOUR WEATHER, NICE AND EASY. START TO GET OUT THE DOOR TODAY, RIGHT, GUYS? YEAH. LOOKS GOOD SO FAR, BUT UMBRELLAS PROBABLY NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. DEFINITELY. WE’LL SEE THAT COVERAGE OF RAIN BEGIN TO INCREASE RIGHT AROUND 11 1130 ACROSS THE COAST. AND THOSE SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY CONTINUE TO PUSH INLAND. SO YOU’LL NEED THE UMBRELLA, THE RAIN GEAR MOST DEFINITELY. BUT ACROSS THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, WE ARE TRENDING QUIET. TO START OFF YOUR MORNING QUIET AND MOSTLY CLEAR. BARELY EVEN A CLOUD IN SIGHT. THAT’S TEMPERATURE 68 DEGREES. WINDS HAVE CALMED DOWN OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST HALF AN HOUR, NOW ONLY SHOWING THREE MILE PER HOUR CONDITIONS, BUT THEY WILL PICK BACK UP AS YOUR AFTERNOON DOES PROGRESS ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. IT’S A CLUSTER OF 50S, 60S AND 70S 59 FOR DELAND AND PALM COAST 60S NEARLY EVERYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT FOR MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY. THE FURTHER SOUTH YOU GO, LOOKS LIKE THE WARMER YOU CURRENTLY ARE HERE AT 518, BUT EVERYWHERE ACROSS OUR COASTAL COMMUNITIES, FROM PALM COAST ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PALM BAY, WE WILL CARRY A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS OUR BEACHES, SO EVEN THOUGH WE’LL BE DRYING OUT JUST IN TIME FOR SATURDAY, KEEP IN MIND TO ALWAYS CHECK FOR A LIFEGUARD ACROSS THE SHORELINE. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR BREEZE COMING IN. NOTICE ALL THE WINDS ARE SLIDING IN FROM THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE, AND THAT’S WHAT’S GOING TO PICK UP THE MOISTURE TODAY AND SPREAD IT ACROSS THE I FOUR QUARTER. RIGHT NOW THOUGH, NO RAIN SHOWERS TO SEE, JUST LIKE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. WE’RE TRENDING DRY AND MOSTLY CLEAR EVERYWHERE TO START OFF THE DAY, BUT THAT WON’T BE THE CASE IN THE AFTERNOON. IN FACT, THE FURTHER SOUTH YOU GO, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS ARE GOING TO BE. SO LET’S TIME IT OUT NOW ON FUTURECAST, WE’LL START TO SEE A FEW CLOUDS ROLLING IN AT SIX AND 7:00. RAIN SHOWERS COMING AFTER THAT AS EARLY AS 1011 ACROSS I-95. BUT WE COULD SEE SOME LARGER CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AS WE PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON, SLIDING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND THE EAST. HERE’S WHERE WE COULD RUN INTO SOME TROUBLE, RIGHT? OUR SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES LIKE OSCEOLA COUNTY, YOU GUYS COULD SEE SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS. YOU’LL HEAR THAT RUMBLE OF THUNDER PROGRESS TOWARDS THE NORTH, INTO SANFORD AND EVEN ACROSS NEW SMYRNA BEACH, JUST OFF TOWARDS THE WEST, IN WHICH WE WILL SEE A COUPLE BOUNDARY COLLISIONS TAKING PLACE. BUT THE PRIMARY COMPONENT THAT’S THAT EAST COAST BREEZE PUSHING INLAND WILL BE DRIER TOMORROW. BEAUTIFUL NEWS TO FINISH OFF YOUR WORKWEEK FORECAST. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. IN FACT, WE’LL CARRY THAT WARMING TREND ACROSS YOUR EASTER WEEKEND AS WELL. WATCHING THE RADAR STILL ON SUNDAY, BECAUSE WHAT’S APPROACHING IS GOING TO BE OUR NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SO AHEAD OF THE FRONT, WE WILL SEE THAT MOISTURE BEGINNING TO BUILD THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. AS TEMPERATURES DO RISE. LOOK TO FINISH OFF YOUR SUNDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID AND UPPER 80S. BUT WE COME TUMBLING BACKWARDS JUST IN TIME TO START OFF THE WORKWEEK. THAT’S COURTESY OF THIS FRONT MOVING IN. SO SHOWERS ARE BACK ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH THAT COVERAGE ELEVATING. AND THEN WE START TO DRY OUT SLOWLY BY THE MIDDLE OF YOUR WORKWEEK COMING UP. SO HERE’S WHAT WE’VE GOT IN STORE FOR YOU. OF COURSE, ON EASTER SUNDAY, STILL TEMPERATURES RISING, A 40% COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. NOW TEMPERATURES ARE MOVING THE OPPOSITE WAY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF OUR NEXT FRONT. LOOK TO MOVE INTO THE M

Central Florida is experiencing a mild start to the morning with temperatures ranging across the 60s and low 70s.Breezy onshore winds will push isolated showers inland Monday morning, with a few strong storms possible this afternoon, mainly across interior areas. Hazards include lightning and strong wind gusts with deep onshore moisture pushing inland.Along the coast, there is a high risk of life-threatening rip currents continuing at all Central Florida Atlantic beaches today. Authorities advise staying out of the water.Warm and breezy conditions will persist through the weekend, with only isolated storms.Looking ahead, a cold front approaches early next week, bringing increasing chances for showers and storms Monday and Tuesday, followed by slightly cooler temperatures by midweek.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.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

Central Florida is experiencing a mild start to the morning with temperatures ranging across the 60s and low 70s.

Breezy onshore winds will push isolated showers inland Monday morning, with a few strong storms possible this afternoon, mainly across interior areas. Hazards include lightning and strong wind gusts with deep onshore moisture pushing inland.

Along the coast, there is a high risk of life-threatening rip currents continuing at all Central Florida Atlantic beaches today. Authorities advise staying out of the water.

Warm and breezy conditions will persist through the weekend, with only isolated storms.

Looking ahead, a cold front approaches early next week, bringing increasing chances for showers and storms Monday and Tuesday, followed by slightly cooler temperatures by midweek.

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Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.

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The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda, Cam Tran and Victoria Wisniewski.