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Orlando weather: Few thunderstorms expected tonight, FOX 35 Weather Impact Day Thursday

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Published  May 7, 2025 7:00am EDT
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The Brief

    • Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Thursday across Central Florida, with large hail and damaging winds possible, prompting a FOX 35 Weather Impact Day. 
    • Rain chances continue into the weekend and early next week, with a stronger front arriving Monday that could bring more severe weather before conditions dry out by midweek.

What will the weather look like tonight?

What to expect:

ORLANDO, Fla. - Partly cloudy with a few thunderstorms early this evening. Temperatures falling to near 70.

FOX 35 Weather Impact Day: What will the weather look like tomorrow?

What to expect:

Thursday is a FOX 35 Weather Impact Day. This means impactful weather is expected in parts of central Florida.

Timeline:

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will develop in the afternoon and early evening, and track eastwards. 

Several thunderstorms will reach severe limits, producing large hail and/or damaging wind gusts (60+ MPH).

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

Looking ahead:

Friday will again feature a handful of thunderstorms in the later part of the day, but it is not an Impact Day due to less favorable ingredients for hail and severe warnings.

This weekend is a tricky forecast. A low pressure system will form in the Gulf and rain chances will come down slightly. Would not cancel weekend plans.

It is possible rain chances are mainly in the Gulf and Florida Panhandle both days. There can still be a few thundershowers, but not a ton.

Monday next week a strong front comes through with widespread rain and storms likely. It is possible there will be a severe weather threat sometime on Monday. We will monitor for more as we get closer.

Tuesday will likely end up largely dry next week, outside of a few showers and storms on the Atlantic-facing beaches.

This wet pattern ends next Wednesday, and we go back to hot and dry weather. Drought conditions will re-intensify in the long term starting mid-next week.

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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the FOX 35 Storm Team on May 7, 2025. 

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