{"id":397957,"date":"2026-09-12T14:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/397957\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:54:14","slug":"thunderstorms-forecast-for-central-florida-this-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/397957\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderstorms forecast for Central Florida this afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Rain chances will start to build up once again during the afternoon. Thunderstorms are possible, with the main threats being heavy rain and frequent lightning.<\/p>\n

The typical summer seabreeze storms will be in full swing this afternoon.<\/p>\n

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Saturday Morning WX Report Rain chances will start to build up once again during the afternoon. Thunderstorms are possible, with the main threats being heavy rain and frequent lightning. <\/p>\n

Your first chance of rain will come in the early afternoon. However, the best chance of rain will be in the late afternoon and early evening. That\u2019s also the time frame to watch out for the strongest thunderstorms.<\/p>\n

Severe weather cannot be ruled out, but it does not seem likely for most of central Florida.<\/p>\n

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Saturday Morning WX Report Rain chances will start to build up once again during the afternoon. Thunderstorms are possible, with the main threats being heavy rain and frequent lightning. <\/p>\n

Some locations could see as much as 2 inches of rainfall this afternoon. These kinds of numbers are expected to occur in isolated areas between Orlando and the Atlantic coast.<\/p>\n

Temperatures will continue to top out in the low 90s with a slight heat index.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not tracking any major pattern shifts over the next week.<\/p>\n

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