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Orlando weather: Cool Thursday evening, Florida drought worsens as weekend rain chances remain limited

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Published  May 1, 2025 6:48am EDT
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Orlando Weather Forecast PM: May 1st, 2025

Orlando Weather Forecast PM: May 1st, 2025

FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Noah Bergren is tracking a rising chance for showers and storms this Sunday.

The Brief

    • Tonight will be partly cloudy with gusty east winds and temperatures in the mid-60s.
    • While isolated storms are possible Sunday and Monday, most areas in Florida will remain dry as drought conditions worsen across 82% of the state.

What will the weather look like tonight?

What to expect:

ORLANDO, Fla. - Tonight expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures falling into the mid 60s for most of the evening. Gusty east winds continue at 10-20 MPH.

What will the weather look like tomorrow?

What to expect:

Tomorrow expect a mostly sunny and warm day. Temperatures will be near 90 inland, lower to mid 80s at the Atlantic beaches before a sea breeze kicks in.

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What will the weather look like for the rest of the week?

Looking ahead:

Mixed clouds and sunshine Saturday. Highs in the upper 80s to near 90 with a small chance of a handful of tiny PM showers. Most will not see rain.

Sunday and Monday bring much better rain chances. Still, I do NOT expect every location to see rain. Despite chances of 50-60% -- not everyone will see storms. On Sunday there should be a scattering of storms and showers in the second half of the day, tracking eastwards.

Monday, there should be several showers and storms, but mainly on the I-95 corridor. I-75 corridor folks may entirely miss out on Monday's rainfall. Next week's weather pattern across America is highly complicated, tricky, and funky. A few days ago, it looked cooler, with good daily rain chances here. That is no longer the case as data has shifted a "cutoff low" over the eastern U.S. northward by 100s of miles. Instead of being over Florida, it will now be over Kentucky. That means lower rain chances and warmer weather Wednesday-Friday next week. There is a chance it shifts back again, but we will see. Next weekend (May 10-11) there is some signal for a more solid widespread rain chance for central FL.

Florida drought continues to worsen:

What to expect:

The drought sweeping the Sunshine State continues to worsen, with now 82% of the state in official drought, and 16% in extreme drought. Rain deficits since the dry season started are now around -10" below historical normal in The Villages to Volusia County. 

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A handful of storms on Sunday and Monday may hopefully help, but this will still worsen for many before improving. 
 

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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the FOX 35 Storm Team on May 1, 2025. 

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