{"id":239029,"date":"2026-04-20T15:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239029\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:30:12","slug":"fire-weather-watch-issued-for-central-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239029\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Weather Watch issued for Central Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fire Weather Watch: Gusty winds, low humidity increase wildfire risk in Central Florida<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDAILY HERE. THAT\u2019S ONE OF THE VERY BIG SPOTS. THEY\u2019LL BE PUTTING IT TOGETHER FOR SURE. WEATHER IN BREVARD COUNTY LOOKING GREAT THIS MORNING FOR THE MOST PART. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AREA. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT. LOOKING TO OUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST BEYOND TODAY. NOTICE THESE TEMPERATURES. WE\u2019RE IN THE LOWER 80S ALL THE WAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND THEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY WE START TO GET HOT AGAIN. AND SOME MODELS THIS WEEKEND ARE EVEN KIND OF TEASING WITH THE IDEA OF STARTING SEA BREEZE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS. SO COULD BE SOMETHING INTERESTING. BUT FOR TODAY, HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES, THERE\u2019S THAT 20% COVERAGE OF SHOWERS. AND WE\u2019RE SEEING IT RIGHT NOW. NOTICE HERE RIGHT ALONG I-95 THE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE SLICK HERE. OF COURSE. WE\u2019LL CHECK IN WITH OUR MEAGHAN MACKEY HERE IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES TIME. BUT RAIN\u2019S HEAVIER DOWNPOURS FROM TIME TO TIME SOUTH OF 192. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, DOPPLER RADAR SHOWING ABOUT AN INCH HAVING FALLEN IN THE LAST LITTLE BIT, ALREADY UP TO 1.2IN AROUND MALABAR AND THEN EMERSON DRIVE OUT INTO PALM BAY. WE\u2019RE RUNNING JUST BELOW AN INCH OF RAIN. THAT\u2019S HAPPENED VERY, VERY QUICKLY. NOW, THE WIDE SHOT SHOWING THE REST OF TOWN IS FINE. WE\u2019VE GOT EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS OFF THE SHORELINE OF BREVARD COUNTY. BUT I DO WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF IT BEFORE YOU GET EVERYTHING OUT AND ABOUT. BREVARD MAY HAVE A FEW PASSING SHOWERS, BUT THAT COOLER AIR IS ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. WE\u2019RE JUST NOT GOING TO WARM AS MUCH, AND IT LINGERS FOR A GOOD PART OF THE WEEK. TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE. THOSE SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH ABOUT LUNCHTIME. WE\u2019LL KEEP A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY WITH US. TEMPERATURES KIND OF TIPTOEING UP INTO THE UPPER RANGE OF THE 70S. AND THEN FOR TONIGHT, AS THEY DROP, YOU\u2019LL NOTICE A COOLER SETUP IN THE AREA. OKAY, THAT\u2019S BECAUSE OF DRIER AIR. THAT MEANS THAT OUR FIRE DANGER LEVELS ARE ON THE INCREASE. WE\u2019RE IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RISK TODAY. WE\u2019RE GETTING INTO A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FOR TOMORROW. AND THEN WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, WE START TO RETURN BACK TO NORMAL. NOW IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES, TOMORROW MORNING WE\u2019LL WAKE UP IN THE CITY TO THE LOWER 60S. WE\u2019RE NEARLY 70 THIS MORNING FOR PERSPECTIVE. BUT LOOK UP NORTH OF TOWN WE\u2019RE TALKING SWEATER WEATHER, EVEN LIGHT JACKET WEATHER 54 DEGREES HERE IN THE VILLAGE IS 53 DEGREES TOMORROW MORNING IN OCALA, 59 IN PALM COAST. WHEREAS IN BREVARD COUNTY, YOU\u2019LL BE IN THE UPPER RANGE OF THE 60S. YOU GET THE IDEA. THIS MORNING, CLOUDS OVER TOP OF US. NEW SMYRNA BEACH TEMPERATURES OUT THE DOOR, 60S AND 70S WILL BE PUSHING TO NEARLY 80 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE METRO COASTAL SEVEN DAY FORECAST, SHOWING THOSE PASSING SHOWERS HERE OR THERE. TEMPERATURES KIND OF HANGING OUT IN THE 70S TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Fire Weather Watch: Gusty winds, low humidity increase wildfire risk in Central Florida<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768911270_880_wesh.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WESH logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:15 AM EDT Apr 20, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGusty, low-humidity air sweeping across Central Florida is elevating the risk of  wildfire this week. The National Weather Service said low humidity and gusty winds may produce a high fire danger on Tuesday across interior portions of east Central Florida. Under these conditions, any fires that develop are likely to spread rapidly.A Fire Weather Watch was issued for Tuesday in the following counties: Volusia CountyLake CountyOrange CountySeminole CountyOsceola County First Warning Weather Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda, Cam Tran and Victoria Wisniewski.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Gusty, low-humidity air sweeping across Central Florida is elevating the risk of  wildfire this week. <\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service said low humidity and gusty winds may produce a high fire danger on Tuesday across interior portions of east Central Florida. <\/p>\n<p>Under these conditions, any fires that develop are likely to spread rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis content is imported from Twitter.<br \/>\n\tYou may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.\n<\/p>\n<p>A Fire Weather Watch was issued for Tuesday in the following counties: <\/p>\n<p>Volusia CountyLake CountyOrange CountySeminole CountyOsceola County \t<\/p>\n<p>First Warning Weather <\/p>\n<p>Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.<\/p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/wesh-2-app\/41431568\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WESH 2 News app<\/a> to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. <\/p>\n<p>The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/news-team\/c15dac96-e8e1-4a2f-8a7c-b0d9c1d1ede8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Mainolfi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/news-team\/b84a2751-86e2-4b70-8f05-12ecc06b0236\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Burris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/news-team\/3dfc326b-9da6-4263-b1a0-92b081d5d993\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marquise Meda<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/news-team\/97bcf79a-31d8-4f11-b87a-39b3812b68f6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Tran<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61560185211984\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria Wisniewski<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fire Weather Watch: Gusty winds, low humidity increase wildfire risk in Central Florida DAILY HERE. 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