{"id":269242,"date":"2026-05-13T10:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/269242\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:26:09","slug":"storm-chances-return-to-central-florida-this-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/269242\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm chances return to Central Florida this afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Storm chances return to Central Florida this afternoon<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIT\u2019S EARLY. A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE. A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE GOES A LONG WAY THIS MORNING. THERE\u2019S A LOT OF CLOUD COVER OVER TOP OF US. IT\u2019S NOT GOING TO BE THAT PICTURESQUE START, BUT I WANTED TO POINT SOMETHING OUT BECAUSE WE\u2019RE NOW WITHIN ABOUT A TWO WEEK WINDOW OF THE TYPICAL START OF CENTRAL FLORIDA\u2019S RAINY SEASON, WHEN COLD FRONTS STOP AND THOSE DAILY SEA BREEZE STORMS START. WE DO HAVE A FRONT IN THE AREA, EVEN THOUGH IT\u2019S DEAD. IT\u2019S A STATIONARY FRONT, WHICH IS WHY IT\u2019S GOT THE BLUE AND THE RED, BUT THERE\u2019S STILL A FRONT IN THE AREA. AND FURTHERMORE, IF WE LOOK AT THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST, WELL, YEAH, WE\u2019VE GOT STORMS IN THERE TODAY. WE GO DRIER FOR OUR THURSDAY, FRIDAY BECAUSE OF THAT FRONT. SO WE\u2019RE NOT THERE YET. BUT WATCH HOW QUICKLY THE ATMOSPHERE WANTS TO THROW THE RAINS BACK. SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY. WHILE IT\u2019S NOT A DELUGE OF RAIN, IT\u2019S BACK TO THE DAILY SHOWERS AND STORMS. SO WE\u2019RE TRYING TO GET THERE. WE\u2019RE ALMOST THERE MY FRIENDS. BUT FOR TODAY, HERE\u2019S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MORNING. A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS. DON\u2019T BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD IF DRIVING INTO WORK, HEADING OVER TO CLASS, YOU\u2019VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN ON THE WINDSHIELD THROUGH 10:00. I THINK THIS MORNING. CLOUD STARTS TO CLEAR. WE\u2019LL GET SOME SUNSHINE. AND THEN AFTER LUNCHTIME, 1 OR 2:00, WE\u2019LL START WITH SOME RAIN AROUND AND THEN WE\u2019LL BRING THAT EAST COAST SEA BREEZE IN 4:00. THAT WILL HELP TO POP UP A FEW ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS, ESPECIALLY OUT ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. SO THAT\u2019S WHERE WE\u2019RE AT. MORE OF A TYPICAL WEATHER PATTERN THAN WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY. MAGIC KINGDOM CLOSES AT 530, BY THE WAY, BECAUSE MY FAVORITE ARTIST ON THE PLANET, DAVE MATTHEWS, IS DOING A CONCERT THERE. SO ANY WAY THAT I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE MAGIC KINGDOM AT ABOUT 6:00 TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN SUPER COOL, BUT I DIGRESS. IF YOU\u2019RE HEADING OUT TO THE PARK, IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. JUST HAVE TO HAVE THE PONCHO READY TO GO. IF YOU\u2019RE GETTING INTO THE BACKYARD SWIMMING POOL, IT\u2019S AN OKAY DAY UP TO ABOUT THE POINT WHERE WE GET THOSE SHOWERS AND STORMS. THEN IT\u2019S GOING TO BE A NOT SO GOOD DAY OUTSIDE THIS MORNING, WE SEE THE CLOUD DECK TO VARIES. IT\u2019S A THICK CLOUD DECK. A LITTLE BIT OF THAT MOON SHINING THROUGH HERE AT OUR PORT CANAVERAL TOWER. CAM FIRST WARNING LIVE RADAR SCANNING AND FINDING NOTHING OVER TOP OF US. JUST SOME OFFSHORE RAINS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BOTHER US AT ALL. SO THE 12 HOUR FORECAST, THEN WATCHING THOSE TEMPERATURES CLIMB 80 DEGREES BY NOON, 86 DEGREES, OUR 3:00 TEMPERATURE, AND YOU SEE THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX IS WHEN WE\u2019LL GET THOSE SHOWERS AND STORMS AROUND AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID 80S. HIGHEST COVERAGE OF RAIN IS GOING TO BE THE METRO OFF TO THE EAST, ESPECIALLY HERE INTO BREVARD COUNTY. BUT THAT COVERAGE IS HIGHEST FOR INDIAN RIVER, SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES BECAUSE THERE\u2019S A LITTLE MORE ENERGY DOWN THAT WAY. A HIGH RISK OF RECURRENCE IF YOU\u2019RE HEADING OUT THAT DIRECTION. THIS STORM SYSTEM JUST KIND OF CHURNING IT UP. SO KEEP THAT IN MI\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA low thick cloud deck is moving through the area early Wednesday, but conditions should gradually clear once the sun comes up.Scattered showers and storms are expected to develop again later today, though activity does not appear as strong as the one that moved through the area on Tuesday. High temperatures are expected to reach around 85 degrees with about a 40% chance of rain.Drier conditions are expected Thursday and Friday, with rain chances gradually increasing again heading into the weekend.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>A low thick cloud deck is moving through the area early Wednesday, but conditions should gradually clear once the sun comes up.<\/p>\n<p>Scattered showers and storms are expected to develop again later today, though activity does not appear as strong as the one that moved through the area on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>High temperatures are expected to reach around 85 degrees with about a 40% chance of rain.<\/p>\n<p>Drier conditions are expected Thursday and Friday, with rain chances gradually increasing again heading into the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>First Warning Weather \t<\/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":"Storm chances return to Central Florida this afternoon IT\u2019S EARLY. A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE. A LITTLE BIT&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[8493,147,1282,1227,5124,5120,28,30,29,8597,54622,5126,5122,1279,4503,1284,1464,26848],"class_list":["post-269242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-afternoon","tag-central-florida","tag-chance","tag-condition","tag-eric-burris","tag-first-warning-weather","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-friday","tag-high-temperature","tag-marquise-meda","tag-radarsevere-weather-alertsdownload","tag-rain","tag-storm","tag-thursday","tag-tuesday","tag-wesh-2-news-app"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269242","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=269242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}