{"id":221827,"date":"2026-04-07T11:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221827\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:04:10","slug":"orlando-april-7-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/221827\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando \u2014 April 7, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

A windy and wet day is expected across Central Florida with a front stalled to our south. This setup will yield to gusty northeast winds, warranting a High Surf Advisory, plus a Small Craft Advisory becoming a Gale Warning for the boaters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While there may be some breaks in the activity from time to time, plan on periods of needed rain off and on through Thursday. The system should exit late in the week with a drier, brighter weekend set to follow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stay up to date on the forecast by\u00a0downloading the Spectrum News app<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Highs: Low 70s<\/p>\n

Lows:\u00a0Mid-60s<\/p>\n

Rain Coverage:\u00a080%<\/p>\n

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

Around Central Florida<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0New Smyrna Beach Planning and Zoning Board approves zoning modifications for places of assembly<\/a>
A New Smyrna Beach church\u2019s plan to have its property rezoned in order to expand has led to several general conversations about zoning by city officials.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Artemis II breaks record for being furthest humans from Earth<\/a>
Apollo astronauts set the world record for distance from the Earth more than 50 years ago, but the Artemis II crew broke the record for distance on Monday afternoon as they are doing a flyby mission of the moon.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Daytona Beach city manager to review fire department spending after audit<\/a>
The Daytona Beach City Manager shared his plan to address government spending one week after two audits that raised questions about\u00a0employee spending.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Some renters at condemned Pebble Creek apartments returning despite structural concerns<\/a>
Several residents of Pebble Creek Lake Mary apartments are returning to their homes, despite the apartment complex, and Seminole County, saying they are not allowed to do that due to structural safety concerns. Eighty-five units at Pebble Creek were condemned two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Trump warns Iran ‘could be taken out in one night’ if no deal by Tuesday<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0McConnell weighs in on Trump’s proposed defense budget<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0White House rebukes online speculation that surfaced over the weekend about Trump’s health<\/a><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘Today’ anchor desk for first time since mother’s disappearance<\/a><\/p>\n

Quote of the Day
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Drivers, buckle up. Gas prices are expected to rise by double digits again this week as uncertainty over the Iran war continues, an industry analyst said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGasoline prices are poised for another jolt this week, with many inland states \u2014 including the Plains, Great Lakes, and parts of the Rockies \u2014 likely to see sharp increases as last week\u2019s surge in wholesale costs has yet to be fully passed through to consumers,\u201d Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in a statement Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Central Florida.\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner A windy and wet day…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":221828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2126,139,141,140,275],"class_list":["post-221827","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\/221827","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=221827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}