Orlando weather: Hotter, drier Central Florida as Bertha churns in the Gulf
Orlando AM Weather Forecast: Lower rain chances for Central Florida
It's going to be a drier day for Central Florida, with lower storm and rain chances. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Bertha poses no direct impact on our area. FOX 35 Storm Team meteorologist Jessica Dobson takes a look at the forecast.
ORLANDO, Fla. - As Tropical Storm Bertha continues its slow trek away from Central Florida, rain chances continue to go down.
We'll still see a few tropical downpours and storms Tuesday, but most of the activity will be focused off to our northwest. This trend continues through the remainder of the workweek, as heat starts to become our big story.
Tropical Storm Bertha moves toward Florida Panhandle, northern Gulf
Tropical Storm Bertha has strengthened to kick off our Tuesday. As it moves off to the west-northwest, it encounters less shear and this should make for more intensification as it moves over the warm water.
With that shear, though, Bertha is lopsided, with the heaviest rain falling offshore, on the southern side of the storm.
Tropical Storm watches and warnings have been issued for parts of the Gulf, including the Florida Panhandle. If you have travel plans to the Panhandle, as well as the Gulf Coast in general, you'll definitely want to monitor the latest forecast.
By Wednesday into Thursday, we're likely going to see a landfall in Louisiana, with gusty winds, big surf, and storm surge around 2-4'. From there, the remnants will then look to move into Coastal Texas with some lingering rain and breezy conditions.
Spotty downpours, stray storms expected
As Bertha continues to develop in the Gulf, we'll be on the outer edge of the heavier tropical moisture.
Tuesday looks even drier than how our Monday panned out, but we'll still see the potential of outer rain bands swinging through.
A few tropical downpours and storms are still on the table, mainly this afternoon into the evening.
A couple of storms could turn stronger with gusty wind along with heavy rain as well as frequent lightning.
Temperatures climb for the remainder of the week
Drier air will continue to wrap around Bertha through the remainder of the workweek. This will start to cut down on rain chances.
In fact, we'll likely see drier than normal conditions middle to late week. Chances dip to around 20% Wednesday and that trend continues into Friday.
With that drier air in play, temps will be topping out in the middle 90s for the most part as we approach midweek.
Highs by Thursday and Friday look to climb into the middle to potentially upper 90s in some isolated spots, which is above average for this time of year. Feels like temps with the humidity look to get back into the middle to upper 100s.
Rain chances do start to climb as we tap into more moisture this weekend, rising to around 50% both Saturday and Sunday.
The Source: The information in this story was provided by the FOX 35 Storm Team.