Orlando weather: Scattered afternoon showers this weekend across Central Florida
Orlando Weather Forecast: Tracking more storms ahead
More random PM storms and downpours are on tap for the weekend with lots of lightning and gusty winds. FOX 35 Storm Team Senior Meteorologist Noah Bergren is tracking the weekend storm chances.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Mid-summer-like humidity returns this weekend with scattered showers and thunderstorms around.
Elevated storm coverage continues through this weekend with around a 60 to 70% chance each afternoon and evening. It won't be a washout, but if you have plans to be outside, it's important to have a safe space indoors to shelter from lightning and the rain.
There will be scattered showers and storms after 2 p.m. Action will be mostly focused inland areas with severe storms not expected.
Slightly hotter than average highs
Temperatures will stay near or just above normal over the next few days with high humidity keeping things uncomfortably muggy.
Afternoon high temperatures this week and into the weekend are expected to peak at a range of around 90-93° for Orlando/inland areas and around 87-90° for the beaches.
Once we factor in that humidity, it will feel hotter and closer to a range of around 103-106°.
Quiet Atlantic at the peak of hurricane season
September 10 is the climatological peak of hurricane season and the Atlantic basin remains remarkably quiet.
Large plumes of Saharan dust along with areas of strong wind shear continue to help limit tropical development and organization.
The National Hurricane Center expects no tropical cyclone development across the Atlantic, Caribbean, or Gulf over the next 7 days.
The Source: This story was written with information provided by the FOX 35 Storm Team.