Orlando weather: Hot, rainy Memorial Day Weekend ahead for Central Florida
Orlando Weather Forecast PM: Memorial Day Weekend Storms, Tracking Tropics
FOX 35 Storm Team Senior Meteorologist Noah Bergren is tracking lots of heat and humidity, and when a big pattern change may bring lots of rain to Florida into early June.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Warm and humid conditions are expected across Central Florida through the Memorial Day weekend.
Scattered afternoon storms will mainly develop west of Orlando.
Saturday forecast for Orlando
What To Expect:
Overnight temperatures will fall into the low and mid-70s, with most areas remaining dry. Saturday is expected to bring mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 90s inland and upper 80s along the coast.
The greatest chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms Saturday will be west of Orlando, including areas such as Gainesville, Ocala, The Villages, Leesburg, Clermont, Winter Haven and Kissimmee. Other parts of Central Florida are expected to stay mostly dry.
Sunday and Memorial Day forecast
Looking Ahead:
Rain chances are forecast to decrease Sunday and Memorial Day, with most storm activity focused along the Interstate 75 corridor and Florida’s Gulf Coast. Most of Central Florida is expected to remain mostly sunny and dry through the holiday.
Dangerous beach conditions are expected this weekend, including a high risk of rip currents and surf of 2 to 4 feet along the Atlantic coast. Heat index values could approach 100 degrees Sunday as humidity levels rise.
A more active summer-like weather pattern is expected to develop by late next week, bringing widespread afternoon storms and heavy downpours to the Orlando area.
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Forecast models are also monitoring the potential for weak tropical development near or east of Florida around the same time.
The Source: The information in this story was provided by the FOX 35 Storm Team.