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Orlando weather: Epic Universe opening day forecast brings cooler temps, slight chance of showers

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Published  May 21, 2025 7:55am EDT
Weather Forecast
FOX 35 Orlando

The Brief

    • Clouds increase Thursday for the grand opening of Epic Universe, with cooler temperatures and only a slight chance of showers.
    • Hotter weather returns Friday through the weekend, with mostly dry conditions except for isolated storms along the Space Coast and a rising chance of rain starting Memorial Day.

What will the weather look like tonight?

What To Expect:

ORLANDO, Fla. - Tonight expect increasing clouds. A thunderstorm may be possible from Gainesville to Palm Coast but other than those areas we can expect a dry evening.

What will the weather look like tomorrow?

What's next:

Clouds are expected to move in for the grand opening of Epic Universe Thursday. 

Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies with a small chance of a passing shower or two. Better chances for rain will be to our south.

Not nearly as hot on Thursday, highs will be between 4–8 degrees lower than the last few days.

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

What's next:

Getting hotter again Friday and into the holiday weekend.

Friday afternoon and evening exclusively on the Space Coast, there will be some scattered thunderstorms. One or two of those could turn strong or severe. Outside the Space Coast and down towards West Palm, Friday is a dry day in central Florida.

Saturday is the "pick" day of the weekend with mostly sunny and hotter weather with 0 rain. Small chance of a thunderstorm Sunday afternoon but doubtful.

Next week, starting Monday for Memorial Day, a rising chance for daily pop-up showers and storms across all of central Florida in the afternoon and evenings.

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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the FOX 35 Storm Team on May 21, 2025.

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