Orlando weather: Heat advisory for Central Florida as temperatures climb
Orlando AM Weather Forecast: Dangerous heat the rest of the week
Rain chances will remain low for Central Florida for the next few days. The area will be under dangerous heat levels Thursday. FOX 35 Storm Team meteorologist Brooks Garner takes a look at the forecast.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Saharan Dust has arrived, and heat advisories are in effect across Central Florida in what will be a daily thing until Saturday.
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Saharan Dust arrives
Air quality is lower with microscopic bits of dust called "particulates" that will also serve to "mop up" moisture aloft, limiting our daily afternoon storm chances.
This will keep the heat going strong through evening, with a relative absence of widespread cooling storms.
How hot will it get?:
Highs will be in the upper 90s, but the heat index or "feels-like" temperatures will near 110°F.
Our normal high is 92°F and normal low is 73°. We'll be running about 5° above normal on both sides of the day.
A ridge of high pressure is here and will strengthen over the area into the weekend. Widespread sinking of air will further heat skies and tamp down rain chances.
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Weather outlook for next week
A rainy storm system moves in early next week. This will provide relief from this heatwave and bring some welcome rain to the region as a whole.
Tropic remain quiet
The Saharan Dust plume, plus El Niño conditions are contributing to an unusually quiet Atlantic basin for July. There are no signs that will change.
The Source: The information in the story was provided by the FOX 35 Storm Team.