{"id":160353,"date":"2026-02-18T21:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160353\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T21:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:32:12","slug":"from-sizzle-to-shiver-central-floridas-wild-weather-swings-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160353\/","title":{"rendered":"From sizzle to shiver, Central Florida\u2019s wild weather swings ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">It\u2019s going to be a roller coaster in every sense of the statement here in town the next several days. We\u2019ll see the approach of potential record highs and then unseasonably cooler temps within the span of about 48-72 hours. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Hold on for some whiplash, is an understatement. <\/p>\n<p>One more fairly comfy night before our temps really begin climbing through Thursday and Friday (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Today is probably our last mild day, and our overnight hours will be fairly pleasant. Winds are fairly tame, which means it will feel a touch warmer than it did yesterday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">As winds continue to subside after sunset, we\u2019ll develop some overnight fog. It could dense in some spots especially closer to daybreak tomorrow, so do plan accordingly for possible slow downs or impacts to your own visibility as you start your Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>As high pressure settles overhead, winds will calm and moisture will be sandwiched towards the surface resulting in some patchy dense fog tomorrow morning (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Despite winds really relaxing, rip currents are still a risk along our Atlantic coast. These temps may make the beach look perfectly appealing, but I advise a level of caution if you\u2019ve got the spare time to head out to the waterside. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Then we really get to sit back (metaphorically speaking) and watch our temperatures climb. You ever watch the Price is Right? The game where the hiker goes up and up until you can guess the correct price? <\/p>\n<p>The plus values here represent how much above the average for this time of year our temperatures could be by the warmest part of Saturday (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Yeah &#8211; we\u2019ll be playing the same game with our thermometers! <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">We could see upper 80s and high UV indexes for our Friday and Saturday which is comparable to the traditional weather we\u2019d see in the month of MAY! <\/p>\n<p>Friday and Saturday will see a rather high UV index, so plan and prepare accordingly if you have outdoor plans (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Who ordered the DeLorean from Back to the Future? Are we really in that much of a hurry to see summer rolling in? <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">If you do intend on being out for longer than 20-30 minutes on Friday and Saturday, dress lightly, hydrate, and make sure you\u2019ve got the necessary protection from the sun ready to go. It will indeed feel like a bonified spring if not summertime afternoon, even more so for Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday refuses to trend down, in fact some areas could be a little warmer than what was eluded to earlier this week (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Then, we\u2019ve essentially hit the top of our roller coaster. Think of Sunday like the brief pause you take when facing straight down out on SheiKra at Busch Gardens. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Come Monday and into Tuesday our temperatures fall flat back into what feels like winter just powered back up again. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">We\u2019ll awake on Tuesday to feels like temps right around or at freezing. We could also see some beneficial rain as the cold front arrives, sliding across the peninsula late Sunday into Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Sunday is showing promise to deliver a little bit more rain alongside what we picked up the Sunday prior (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">Now, I\u2019d mentioned winter maybe being over for Central Florida. Don\u2019t let the chill fool you. We\u2019re actually seeing a lot more spring action than meets the eye, and I promise I\u2019m not making a Transformers reference. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">We\u2019ve hit the time of the year where Spring will attempt to dominate the local weather and much of the south altogether. But winter is holding on for dear life, which is why the two tend to clash during this point called \u201ctransition season\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">These little doses of cold air from up north will likely become more frequent. But they won\u2019t be long-lasting. This time next week we\u2019ll already start to warm up into the low to mid 70s right after that slap of wintry bliss. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s going to be a roller coaster in every sense of the statement here in town the next&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[147,1267,28,30,29,508,2645,139,33876,67675,517,221,404,51846,26929],"class_list":{"0":"post-160353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-central-florida","9":"tag-cold-front","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-florida-headlines","12":"tag-florida-news","13":"tag-forecast","14":"tag-noreaster","15":"tag-orlando","16":"tag-record-high","17":"tag-spring-season","18":"tag-warm","19":"tag-weather","20":"tag-weather-forecast","21":"tag-winter-storm","22":"tag-winter-weather"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}