{"id":281850,"date":"2026-05-23T09:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281850\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T09:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:11:13","slug":"tropical-activity-could-help-bust-floridas-historic-drought-heres-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281850\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical activity could help bust Florida\u2019s historic drought. Here\u2019s when"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">ORLANDO, Fla.  \u2013 Models are picking up on tropical signals over the upcoming week that could bring much needed rain to Florida heading into late May and early June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">While the National Hurricane Center has not highlighted anything of potential development yet, long range models continue hinting at a favorable setup for tropical moisture and even possibly some minimal development near the Gulf by the end of May and early June.<\/p>\n<p>Tropical models signaling possible low developing in the Gulf<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Confidence remains low on whether anything organized actually forms, but confidence is increasing that a deep surge of tropical moisture will move into Florida late next week.<\/p>\n<p>Atmospheric Moisture Map<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Some forecast models suggest parts of the state could pick up an additional 3 to 5 inches of rain through the first week of June. Even without tropical development, this setup could bring several days of widespread rain and storms.<\/p>\n<p>EURO Model: Rainfall<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">This wetter pattern would be welcome news for a state dealing with its worst drought conditions in more than 25 years, along with expanding burn bans.<\/p>\n<p>Drought Update 5\/21\/26<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Forecast details will continue to change over the coming days, especially regarding any potential tropical development. But for now, the signal for a much wetter pattern heading into June is becoming more noticeable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Stay with the News 6 weather team for updates as confidence in the forecast improves.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Forecast<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">The News 6 Weather team ensures you&#8217;re always on top of the day&#8217;s weather.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Models are picking up on tropical signals over the upcoming week that could bring much&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281851,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29,508],"class_list":["post-281850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-forecast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281850","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=281850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}