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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRain is starting to move into Central Florida on Friday afternoon after days of extremely dry weather and drought conditions. The rain is heavy in some areas, according to WESH 2’s First Warning Weather team. RadarSevere Weather AlertsA strong storm or two can\u2019t be ruled out, with gusty winds and small hail the main concerns. Timing out the rainOrlando MetroFriday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstormsFriday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Saturday Night: A 20% chance of showers before 1 a.m.Daytona BeachFriday: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Friday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Saturday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms.Saturday Night: A 20% chance of showers before 1 a.m. Rain so far this year Fire dangerBrush fires have popped up across Central Florida over the last several days. Looking aheadFirst 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 and Cam Tran.What is Impact Weather?Impact Weather suggests weather conditions could be disruptive or a nuisance for travel and day-to-day activities.What is a Severe Weather Warning Day?A Severe Weather Warning Day suggests weather conditions that could potentially harm life or property. DOWNLOAD \u202fthe free WESH 2 News app \u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Rain is starting to move into Central Florida on Friday afternoon after days of extremely dry weather and drought conditions. <\/p>\n
The rain is heavy in some areas, according to WESH 2’s First Warning Weather team. <\/p>\n
A strong storm or two can\u2019t be ruled out, with gusty winds and small hail the main concerns.<\/p>\n
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Timing out the rain<\/p>\n
Orlando Metro<\/p>\n
Friday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms<\/p>\n
Friday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. <\/p>\n
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. Chance of precipitation is 60%. <\/p>\n
Saturday Night: A 20% chance of showers before 1 a.m.<\/p>\n
Daytona Beach<\/p>\n
Friday: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. <\/p>\n
Friday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. <\/p>\n
Saturday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms.<\/p>\n
Saturday Night: A 20% chance of showers before 1 a.m. <\/p>\n
Rain so far this year <\/p>\n
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Fire danger<\/p>\n
Brush fires have popped up across Central Florida over the last several days. <\/p>\n
Looking ahead<\/p>\n
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First Warning Weather <\/p>\n
Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.<\/p>\n
Download the WESH 2 News app<\/a> to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. <\/p>\n The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi<\/a>, Eric Burris<\/a>, Marquise Meda<\/a> and Cam Tran<\/a>.<\/p>\n What is Impact Weather?<\/p>\n Impact Weather suggests weather conditions could be disruptive or a nuisance for travel and day-to-day activities.<\/p>\n What is a Severe Weather Warning Day?<\/p>\n A Severe Weather Warning Day suggests weather conditions that could potentially harm life or property. <\/p>\n DOWNLOAD \u202fthe free WESH 2 News app<\/a> \u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local app<\/a> to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rain is starting to move into Central Florida on Friday afternoon after days of extremely dry weather and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":172169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5071,147,1282,846,104,28,30,29,8597,81871,213,5126,15745,49081,1279,6695,1283,14111,17241,918],"class_list":{"0":"post-172168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-a-m","9":"tag-central-florida","10":"tag-chance","11":"tag-dry-weather","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-florida","14":"tag-florida-headlines","15":"tag-florida-news","16":"tag-friday","17":"tag-is-florida-getting-rain","18":"tag-late-news","19":"tag-marquise-meda","20":"tag-orlando-weather","21":"tag-precipitation","22":"tag-rain","23":"tag-saturday","24":"tag-shower","25":"tag-thunderstorm","26":"tag-weather-condition","27":"tag-wesh"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172168","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=172168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}