{"id":182172,"date":"2026-03-07T15:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182172\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:55:13","slug":"heavy-rain-and-gusty-winds-possible-in-central-florida-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182172\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain and gusty winds possible in Central Florida today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another round of rain and thunderstorms is possible this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Severe weather isn\u2019t forecasted for Central Florida, but a few storms might produce heavy rain, some lightning, and wind gusts reaching 35 mph.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Possible rain and thunderstorms in central Florida this afternoon. Expect heavy rain, lightning, and wind gusts up to 35 mph\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/39019bc9978a946af71138c4a4ebdcce.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Possible rain and thunderstorms in central Florida this afternoon. Expect heavy rain, lightning, and wind gusts up to 35 mph<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">These showers and thunderstorms are expected to occur from mid-afternoon to early evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The warmer temperatures will be felt all around Central Florida.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Possible rain and thunderstorms in central Florida this afternoon. Expect heavy rain, lightning, and wind gusts up to 35 mph\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/de1ff189ae07e98f90d722c354a71dee.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Possible rain and thunderstorms in central Florida this afternoon. Expect heavy rain, lightning, and wind gusts up to 35 mph<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Afternoon highs will range from the mid to even upper 80s for a handful of locations.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Central Florida\u2019s temperatures will stay warm through most of this work week until the next cold front moves into our region on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Possible rain and thunderstorms in central Florida this afternoon. Expect heavy rain, lightning, and wind gusts up to 35 mph\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5be6fedf9cbcf8d3c4388fcdf5cc07f4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Possible rain and thunderstorms in central Florida this afternoon. Expect heavy rain, lightning, and wind gusts up to 35 mph<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That will also be our best chance to see more heavy rain after today\u2019s showers are done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/wftvapps.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"537\" height=\"108\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/beda08358d6db9816e7b0d066edd22cf.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another round of rain and thunderstorms is possible this afternoon. 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