{"id":219773,"date":"2026-04-05T19:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/219773\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:13:10","slug":"dry-easter-morning-in-central-florida-rain-chances-rise-late-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/219773\/","title":{"rendered":"Dry Easter morning in Central Florida, rain chances rise late afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Easter Sunday will start off dry before better rain chances return in late afternoon for all of Central Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We are tracking a front that will move through our state throughout the entire day. This cold front will have impacts on our region early this evening and throughout most of the work week.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Easter Sunday will start off dry before better rain chances return in late afternoon for all of Central Florida.\" 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\/04\/5428c5f7fde466bcba117fa42d144015.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Easter Sunday will start off dry before better rain chances return in late afternoon for all of Central Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The weather on the way we are tracking will be heavy rain mainly Tuesday and Wednesday, breezy conditions developing late Tuesday and persistent rain through Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Isolated thunderstorms are possible in our area during this period, but severe weather looks unlikely for the next few days.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Easter Sunday will start off dry before better rain chances return in late afternoon for all of Central Florida.\" 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\/04\/4edd46ea6903a938983a613e052c64f5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Easter Sunday will start off dry before better rain chances return in late afternoon for all of Central Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The strongest thunderstorms will produce wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph, pockets of heavy rain and a few rumbles of thunder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rain totals between today and the middle of the week could range from as little as 1 inch to as many as 4 inches. This large range is heavily dependent on if you see a thunderstorm develop in your area.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Easter Sunday will start off dry before better rain chances return in late afternoon for all of Central Florida.\" 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\/04\/32a7fd095bd6fdedf677063e3bb42677.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Easter Sunday will start off dry before better rain chances return in late afternoon for all of Central Florida.<\/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\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Click here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. 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