{"id":196276,"date":"2026-03-18T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196276\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:24:10","slug":"orlando-march-18-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196276\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando \u2014 March 18, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

The cooler airmass will still be in place on Wednesday with temperatures only reaching the 60s to near 70 degrees for some spots. Winds remain breezy around 10 to 15 mph and gusts up to 20 mph.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Get the full forecast here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Highs:\u00a0Upper 60s<\/p>\n

Lows:\u00a0Low to Mid-40s<\/p>\n

Rain Coverage:\u00a00%<\/p>\n

Check your hour-by-hour forecast here<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Share your weather photos<\/a><\/p>\n

Around Central Florida<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0OCSO continue search for missing teen after canoe accident<\/a>
A teen remains missing after an afternoon canoeing accident at an Orlando lake.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Cocoa seeking federal funds for proposed Brightline stop<\/a>
The city of Cocoa is seeking millions in federal funding to build a Brightline passenger train stop in the city.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Pulse demolition set to begin Wednesday morning<\/a>
With the demolition of the Pulse nightclub building set for Wednesday morning, city leaders gave an update Tuesday on how the process will take place.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Travel delays at MCO continue for 2nd day<\/a>
Severe weather has been impacting travel plans for people across the country and in Central Florida.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Trump says more top Iranian leaders killed in strikes as he officially pushes back trip to China<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Iran war, says country posed no imminent threat<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0DC Wrap: Trump chides allies; counterterrorism head resigns over Iran war; Congress divided on conflict<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Trump hosts Irish leader for annual St. Patrick’s Day tradition as war in Iran dominates focus<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t Miss This<\/p>\n

New drug-free coalition to educate on opioid abatement strategies in Osceola County<\/a>
\nKids House of Seminole partners with law enforcement to help children facing abuse and neglect<\/a>
\nPolice chief shares more details after South Daytona officer-involved shooting<\/a>
\n5 things to know about Illumi-Nature at the Brevard Zoo<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Day
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Federal Reserve officials have commenced their two-day meeting to discuss whether to adjust the benchmark interest rate that often influences borrowing costs for Americans\u00a0\u2014 as the conflict in the Middle East presents a more complicated economic picture for policymakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected on Wednesday to leave the current rate of 3.5%-3.75% unchanged, with the CME Group\u2019s\u00a0FedWatch\u00a0saying Tuesday there was a 98% likelihood that a majority of voting members will opt to keep the rate unchanged.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner The cooler airmass will still…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187967,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2126,139,141,140,275],"class_list":["post-196276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-app-morning-briefing","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-spectrum-news-staff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196276","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=196276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}