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<\/p>\nNear Record Highs Surge Into Central Florida this Weekend – Ahead of Workweek Cooldown | April 17th<\/p>\n
Near Record Highs Surge Into Central Florida this Weekend – Ahead of Workweek Cooldown | April 17th<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIF YOU\u2019RE IN LEESBURG, THOUGH, THAT\u2019S WHERE RECORD COULD BE BROKEN. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REACH 92, BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 90 SETS IN 2020. AND ALL ACROSS THE LAND, TEMPERATURES ARE WARMER THAN THEY WERE AT THIS POINT IN TIME YESTERDAY. BUT IN SOME AREAS, THAT\u2019S A FIVE DEGREE DIFFERENCE. LIKE SANFORD OUT TOWARDS DELAND TO A FOUR DEGREE DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURES OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. AND IT\u2019S THAT WARMING TREND THAT WILL CARRY INTO YOUR WEEKEND AS WELL. 87 OUT THE DOOR IN ORLANDO. PERFECT AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE. WE\u2019RE BACK AS WE FINISH OFF THE WORK WEEK TODAY. ELSEWHERE THOUGH, YOU\u2019RE A LITTLE BIT COOLER ACROSS THE COAST. 80 IN TITUSVILLE, 78 IN MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY. BREVARD COUNTY LAGGING BEHIND JUST A BIT TEMPERATURE WISE, BUT WE\u2019LL BE ON THE RISE TOMORROW AS WELL. FOR TONIGHT, THOUGH, THE CHARLOTTE HORNETS COMING INTO TOWN TO TAKE ON YOUR ORLANDO MAGIC. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S DURING THE PREGAME. BY THE TIME WE TIP OFF, WE\u2019LL BE BACK IN THE LOWER 80S. BUT THE REAL HEAT THAT RETURNS THIS WEEKEND AND I\u2019LL SHOW YOU IF IT\u2019S GOING TO STICK AROUND FOR THE WORK COMING UP. NEXT TIME I SEE YOU. THE TEEN ACCUSED IN THE DEADLY HALLOWEEN SHOOTING IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO WILL BE BACK IN COURT ON MONDAY. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW JALEN EDGAR HAD A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION IN JANUARY. A JUDGE DELAYED HIS TRIAL, SAYING HE MUST UNDERGO THE EVALUATION BECAUSE HE PLANS TO USE AN INSANITY DEFENSE. EDGAR IS CHARGED WITH KILLING 25 YEAR OLD TYREEK HILL AND 19 YEAR OLD TIM SCHMIDT, JUNIOR ON ORANGE AVENUE IN 2020. FOR TODAY\u2019S STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY MARKED ONE YEAR SINCE THE DEADLY CAMPUS SHOOTING. THE FSU COMMUNITY IN TALLAHASSEE HAD A BELL RINGING MEMORIAL AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE. TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND SEVEN OTHERS WERE HURT WHEN A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE ON CAMPUS LAST YEAR. STUDENT LEADERS SAY SEVERAL MEMORIALS WERE PLANNED FOR TODAY, INCLUDING A SPECIAL CONCERT THAT WILL SERVE AS A VIGIL TO HONOR THE VICTIMS. TODAY, IRAN DECLARED THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS NOW OPEN TO ALL COMMERCIAL SHIPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CEASE FIRE WITH THE U.S., WHICH IS DUE TO END ON TUESDAY. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HERALDED THE MOVE BUT SAID THE CURRENT U.S. NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. WHILE IRAN SAYS THE CONTINUATION OF THE BLOCKADE WOULD VIOLATE THE CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT AND FORCE IT TO RECLOSE THE CRITICAL PASSAGE. THIS MORNING, U.S. STOCKS SURGED AND OIL PRICES DROPPED SHARPLY. BUT EXPERTS WARN EVEN IF THE WAR ENDS NOW, IT COULD STILL TAKE MONTHS TO EVEN YEARS FOR OIL PRODUCTION TO RECOVER, RESTARTING UPSTREAM PRODUCTION COULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. RESTARTING REFINING CAPACITY WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. SO ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE LAGS IN THE PACE OF THE RECOVERY. AFTER THE NEWS OF THE STATE\u2019S REOPENING, BRANT CRUDE, THE GLOBAL BENCHMARK, FELL 13% TO $86 PER BARREL, BREAKING DOWN THE CURRENT GAS PRICES. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS STILL SITTING AT $4.07. FLORIDA IS HIGHER AT $4.09. LOCALLY, THE MOST EXPENSIVE GAS IS FOUND IN FLAGLER COUNTY AT $4.14. IT\u2019S THE MOST AFFORDABLE IN SUMTER COUNTY AT $4.03 IN TALLAHASSEE. THE FLORIDA HOUSE AND SENATE ARE NEGOTIATING TO SET A BUDGET TALKS, BUT IT DOESN\u2019T SEEM LAWMAKERS ARE CLOSE TO ANNOUNCING A SPECIAL SESSION ON A NEW SPENDING PLAN. BUDGET LEADERS MET AT THE CAPITOL TODAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE CURRENT YEAR, WHEN TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO CHAMBERS STALLED IN MARCH, A GENERAL MID-APRIL TIMELINE WAS GIVEN FOR THE RETURN, BUT THAT HASN\u2019T HAPPENED. THE BUDGET TALKS STALLED MAINLY OVER THE SIZE OF THE SPENDING PLAN. THE HOUSE PREFERRED A CUT FROM THE CURRENT BUDGET AND PASSED $113.6 BILLION PROPOSAL, WHILE THE SENATE PASSED A $115 BILLION PLAN. I THINK WE\u2019RE VERY CLOSE. WE\u2019RE GETTING VERY CLOSE ON THE NUMBER. THERE\u2019S STILL SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE SPECIFIC SILOS. EARLIER THIS WEEK, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SAID CRAFTING A BUDGET SHOULDN\u2019T BE THAT DIFFICULT. DRAGGING THIS OUT IS CERTAINLY NOT ADVISABLE, AND IT\u2019S NOT SOMETHING THAT I\u2019M GOING TO BE GOING TO BE AMENABLE TO, YOU KNOW, WITH THE AUTHORITY I HAVE TO FORCE ISSUES WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE FORCED. A BUDGET MUST BE IN PLACE BY JULY 1ST, THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO AVOID A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. AND COMMITMENT. 2026 THE LEADING DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR WAS IN ORLANDO TODAY WITH A MESSAGE DEMOCRATS ARE BUILDING MOMENTUM HEADING INTO THE AUGUST AND NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. SO WE DID CATCH UP WITH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR DAVID JOLLY DURING A CANDIDATE FORUM AT THE TIGER BAY CLUB, CENTRAL FLORIDA. HE WAS JOINED BY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL, FORMER STATE SENATOR JOSE JAVIER RODRIGUEZ. RIGHT NOW, JOLLY IS LEADING AMONG DEMOCRATS IN THE LATEST GOVERNOR\u2019S RACE POLLS, WITH AN EMERSON COLLEGE POLL SHOWING HIM WITH 21% SUPPORT TO 10% FOR ORANGE COUNTY MAYOR JERRY DEMINGS, WITH MORE THAN 50% UNDECIDED. JOLLY SAYS THAT WILL CHANGE WHEN VOTERS ZERO IN ON HIS MESSAGE. TALLAHASSEE IS ATTACKING THE BASIC INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE AND HOUSING, AND WE\u2019RE STARTING TO LAUNCH CULTURE WARS, SO WE\u2019RE OFFERING A DIFFERENT VISION THAN WHAT OUR REPUBLICAN FRIENDS ARE DOING. FROM THE DEMINGS CAMPAIGN. JERRY DEMINGS HAS A RECORD TO STAND ON. HE WILL CONTINUE TO RIGOROUSLY CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT THE STATE, ARTICULATING A STRONG VISION FOR FLORIDA THAT ALIGNS WITH DEMOCRATIC COMMON SENSE AND PRINCIPLED VALUES. THE WINNER OF THE AUGUST PRIMARY WILL FACE THE REPUBLICAN WINNER, SOUTH FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN AND TRUMP ENDORSED CANDIDATE BYRON DONALDS IS FAVORED BY NEARLY HALF OF THE STATE\u2019S REPUBLICANS IN RECENT POLLS. THE MESSAGE FOR THE MAGIC TONIGHT? SIMPLE WIN OR GO HOME. ORLANDO HOSTS CHARLOTTE WITH A SHOT AT THE PLAYOFFS ON THE LINE. THE WESH 2 SPORTS TEAM IS LIVE AT THE KIA CENTER STRAIGHT AHEAD, PLUS THE NEXT BIG TEST FOR BLUE ORIGIN. I\u2019M WESH TWO\u2019S MEGHAN MORIARTY. WHAT\u2019S RIDING ON THIS SUNDAY\u2019S LAUNCH TONIGHT? MILLIONS FACING SEVERE WEATHER THREATS, FLOODING IN WISCONSIN, PROMPTING HUNDREDS TO EVACUATE AND NOW FEARS OF A LEVEE BREACH. PLUS, MY SIT DOWN INTERVIEW WITH OLYMPIC LEGEND MICHAEL PHELPS, THE FIRST IN OUR NEW SERIES, GREAT AMERICANS TONIGHT ON NIGHTLY NEWS. THERE\u2019S A BIG LAUNCH SET FOR THIS WEEKEND FROM THE SPACE COAST. AND IT IS A BIG TEST FOR BLUE ORIGIN BLUE\u2019S BIG NEW GLENN ROCKET WILL BLAST OFF SUNDAY MORNING. WESH 2\u2019S MEGAN MORIARTY SHOWS US WHY A LOT IS RIDING ON THIS SESSION. A SUCCESSFUL HOT FIRE TEST HAS BLUE ORIGIN GEARING UP FOR A WEEKEND LAUNCH. YOU\u2019LL REMEMBER BACK IN NOVEMBER, THIS MONUMENTAL MOMENT FOR THE COMPANY, LANDING THEIR BOOSTER ON ONLY ITS SECOND ATTEMPT. NOW THEY NEED TO DO IT AGAIN. AND SO THIS BOOSTER IS ACTUALLY FLOWN ONCE ALREADY. AND WAS CAPTURED ON THIS, THIS, THIS BARGE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY AND BROUGHT BACK AND REFURBISHED. AND NOW THEY\u2019RE GOING TO FLY IT AGAIN. SO THIS IS ALSO DEMONSTRATING SOMETHING THAT CAN COMPETE WITH SPACEX. AND THAT IS THIS IDEA OF REUSABILITY, WHICH HOPEFULLY IN THE IN THE LONG RUN REDUCES THE COST OF ACCESS TO SPACE. BLUE ORIGIN SAYS ITS BOOSTERS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT 25 FLIGHTS EACH. AND NOT ONLY WOULD THIS HELP PUT THEM IN THE MIX FOR SENDING SATELLITES TO SPACE, BUT ALSO FURTHERING HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT. AND OF COURSE, THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WILL BE USED. AND FOR THE LUNAR LANDER MISSIONS COMING UP AS PART OF THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM AND IS HOPEFULLY PART OF THE ARTEMIS THREE DEMONSTRATION MISSION. SO THEY NEED TO PERFECT THIS VEHICLE THAT WILL THEN LEAD INTO THE LUNAR LANDER VEHICLE MARK ONE, WHICH JUST ARRIVED BACK FROM HOUSTON AFTER TESTING. BOTH SPACEX AND BLUE ORIGIN ARE WORKING ON VEHICLES TO HELP NASA PUT ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 70S. DURING OUR INTERVIEW WITH NASA ADMINISTRATOR JARED ISAACMAN, ISAACMAN TOLD ME THE AGENCY IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH BOTH PARTNERS TO GET IT RIGHT. SO WE ALWAYS HAD TWO VENDORS. I THINK THE ONLY CLARIFICATION, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS OBVIOUS TO MOST, WHICH IS IF ONE IS READY BEFORE THE OTHER, THAT\u2019S WHAT WE\u2019RE GOING WITH. I MEAN, WE HAVE NO TIME TO DELAY HERE. WE HAVE A GREAT RIVAL THAT\u2019S ALSO TRYING TO GET TO THE MOON. ARTEMIS FOUR WILL LAND US ON THE MOON, BUT ARTEMIS THREE IS WHERE THEY\u2019LL TEST OUT THE VEHICLES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. I MEAN, IS THE CLOCK TICKING FOR BOTH THESE COMPANIES AT THIS POINT? YEAH, I THINK SO. BASICALLY THE ARTEMIS TWO MISSION WAS SUCH A WILD SUCCESS THAT NOW, NOW IT\u2019S SORT OF IN THE HANDS OF THE CONTRACTORS IN TERMS OF BLUE ORIGIN AND SPACEX TO BE READY FOR NASA\u2019S NEXT MISSION COVERING THE SPACE COAST. MEAGHAN MORIARTY, WESH TWO NEWS THE LAUNCH WINDOW OPENS SUNDAY AT 645 IN THE MORNING AND LASTS FOR TWO HOURS. ALL RIGHT, NOW IT\u2019S TIME TO GET ANOTHER CHECK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA\u2019S CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. MARQUISE. WE\u2019RE LOOKING NICE AND WARM AND DRY THIS WEEKEND. YEAH, ALL GOOD THINGS FOR A LAUNCH COMING UP ON SUNDAY, RIGHT? AS YOU MENTIONED, THAT LAUNCH WINDOW STARTS AT 645. I THINK SKIES WILL BE CLEAR ACROSS THE SPACE COAST AT THAT TIME PERIOD. SO OVERALL, THERE\u2019S A 90% PROBABILITY THAT WE WON\u2019T SHOW ANY WEATHER RESTRICTIONS FOR THE BLUEBIRD SEVEN. THEY\u2019RE LAUNCHING OFF AT 645 SUNDAY MORNING RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE SPACE COAST, THOUGH, SKIES ARE JUST AS CLEAR, RIGHT? A GORGEOUS LOOKING SUNSET AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. TEMPERATURES IN BREVARD COUNTY ARE BACK IN THE UPPER 70S, SO NOW STARTING TO COOL. BUT FURTHER INLAND YOU WARMED UP TO 87 DEGREES IN ORLANDO OVER THE LAST HOUR. WE ACTUALLY HIT THE 90S IN THE VILLAGES EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. SO WE\u2019RE TRYING A LITTLE BIT WARMER HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. IN FACT, IF YOU\u2019RE IN LEESBURG, YOU CAN SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR RECORD SETTING HIGHS TOMORROW, 92 GOING TO BE YOUR HIGH IN THE AFTERNOON, BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 90. COMING CLOSE TO RECORDS, THOUGH ELSEWHERE WHERE WE REACHED THE 90S LIKE SANFORD 92 ORLANDO, YOU\u2019LL BE TWO DEGREES SHY OF SETTING A RECORD WITH A HIGH OF 91 DEGREES TOMORROW. EVENTUALLY, ALL THE WARM WEATHER HAS TO COME TO AN END, AND THE GOOD TIMES CAN\u2019T LAST FOREVER. HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE MUCH MORE MILD AS WE KICK OFF THE WORKWEEK IN THE UPPER AIR, WE\u2019LL SEE THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FALL APART, AND WE\u2019LL OPEN THE DOOR FOR A NORTHERLY INFLUENCE TO OUR WIND THAT WILL COOL YOU DOWN WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING IN. AS FOR TONIGHT, THOUGH, WE DO RUN THE RISK FOR SOME PATCHY FOG WITH THAT SMALL BREEZE COMING IN OFF THE SHORE OF THE ATLANTIC. WE\u2019LL PICK UP THE MOISTURE NEEDED UNDER THIS SYSTEM OF HIGH PRESSURE, IN WHICH, ACROSS THE I-4 CORRIDOR, WE COULD SEE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DROPPING BELOW A STATUTE MILE. SO PRETTY PATCHY FOG TO START OFF THE MORNING. NEVERTHELESS, THOUGH TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT, THOUGH, SHOULD STALL ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND 72 DEGREES. MOST OF US WILL SHOW CLEAR SKIES FOR THE LARGE MAJORITY OF THE NIGHT, BUT WE MAY START OFF THE MORNING WITH A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. INLAND, THOUGH NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE COMING YOUR WAY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. AND THAT MEANS HIGHS WILL CLIMB JUST A BIT HIGHER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. WE\u2019LL SAY HELLO TO THE 90S MAKING FOR A PHENOMENAL POOL FORECAST. YOUR BEACH AND BOATING FORECAST WILL BE EVEN BETTER. EARLY IN THE WORKWEEK, WE WERE BATTLING HIGH SURF AND ALSO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. NONE OF THOSE IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE MODERATE AND YOUR SURF CONDITIONS. THE WAVES CLOSE TO THE SHORELINE. THOSE ARE VERY MANAGEABLE. 1 TO 2 FOOT CONDITIONS WITH WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 70S. NOTICE THOUGH, THE RIP CURRENT RISK RETURNS TO THE PICTURE SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS WE\u2019LL START TO SEE INCREASED WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING IN AND THOSE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST, WILL THAT ELEVATE YOUR WAVE HEIGHT? SO SATURDAY DEFINITELY THE BETTER OF THE TWO BEACH DAYS IN MY OPINION. BOTH DAYS DO SHOW PRETTY SIMILAR HIGHS IN THE MID AND UPPER 80S. IF YOU\u2019RE IN VOLUSIA OR BREVARD COUNTY. SO AS WE MOVE ACROSS THE WEEKEND, INCREASE CLOUDS ARE BACK ON SUNDAY AND WE WILL SEE THIS COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH. MUCH MORE OF A FEATURE IN YOUR FORECAST ON MONDAY THAT WILL DECREASE YOUR TEMPERATURES. SO AS YOU CONCLUDE THE WEEKEND HIGHS ARE BACK IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S. SMALL CHANCE FOR A FEW COASTAL SHOWERS MONDAY. BIGGER TAKEAWAY, OF COURSE, WILL BE THAT TEMPERATURE SHIFT TAKING PLACE AS TEMPS FALL FROM THE LOWER 90S ON SUNDAY TO THE UPPER 70S ON MONDAY. SO ALL IN ALL TOGETHER, YOUR SEVEN DAY CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST SOMETHING LIKE THIS. RECORD HEAT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HIGHS IN THE LOW 90S INLAND, BUT WE STUMBLE ALL THE WAY TO THE 70S AS WE KICK OFF. YOUR WORKWEEK WILL BE BACK TOWARDS SEASONAL CONDITION\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Near Record Highs Surge Into Central Florida this Weekend – Ahead of Workweek Cooldown | April 17th<\/p>\n
Near Record Highs Surge Into Central Florida this Weekend – Ahead of Workweek Cooldown | April 17th<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:14 PM EDT Apr 17, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n