{"id":386659,"date":"2026-09-01T00:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T00:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/386659\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T00:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T00:48:08","slug":"remnants-of-dolly-could-bring-more-rain-to-central-florida-this-week-heres-how-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/386659\/","title":{"rendered":"Remnants of Dolly could bring more rain to Central Florida this week. Here\u2019s how much"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">ORLANDO, Fla.  \u2013 Central Florida is heading into a much wetter stretch of weather this week as abundant moisture moves in. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Unlike the typical summer pattern, showers and storms won\u2019t be limited to the afternoon. Some activity could develop overnight and during the early morning hours, especially near the coast, before additional storms develop inland later in the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/weather\/2026\/08\/27\/purely-coincidental-tropical-storm-dolly-not-named-after-late-icon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/weather\/2026\/08\/27\/purely-coincidental-tropical-storm-dolly-not-named-after-late-icon\/\">[RELATED: Tropical Storm Dolly not named after late icon]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday &amp; Tuesday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Rain and storm chances will be above normal, with a 50-70% chance for the first part of the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Some showers and storms could move in from the Atlantic overnight and early in the morning before additional activity develops late morning through the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The combination of high moisture and weak steering winds could allow some storms to move slowly or erratically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">That means heavy rainfall will be the biggest concern, with some spots picking up 2-3 inches of rain quickly. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Temperatures will be a little closer to normal, with highs mainly in the upper 80s to low 90s. However, it will remain very humid, with heat indices still reaching the triple digits.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday and Thursday: Watching Dolly\u2019s Remnants<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The weather could become even wetter by midweek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">While there is still plenty of uncertainty, there\u2019s a chance that remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly could near Florida by Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The National Hurricane Center currently gives the system a 20% chance of tropical development over the next seven days, but the bigger concern for Central Florida is the potential for additional moisture and heavy rainfall, regardless of whether it redevelops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Some forecast guidance shows the potential for locally more than 4 inches of rain, and the Weather Prediction Center has placed Florida in a Marginal Risk for excessive rainfall Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Rain chances could reach 50-70%, locally near 80%, with some showers and storms also possible overnight and during the early morning hours.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Forecast<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 bTVksG\">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 Central Florida is heading into a much wetter stretch of weather this week as abundant&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[508,139,141,140],"class_list":["post-386659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-forecast","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386659","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=386659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}