Orlando weather: Daily storms continue as Central Florida nears annual 90-degree milestone
Orlando Weather Forecast: Tracking storms
Increasing storm coverage is expected Thursday and Friday, FOX 35 Storm Team Senior Meteorologist Noah Bergren is tracking the wet weather.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Deep tropical moisture will keep Central Florida in a pattern of widespread afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms through at least Saturday, with rain chances expected to ease slightly by Sunday and into early next week.
Rainy pattern continues
How much rain will we get?:
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected each afternoon and evening through Saturday as abundant tropical moisture remains over the state. While storms will not last all day, periods of heavy rain, frequent lightning and gusty winds will be possible.
Storms will be slow movers, making heavy rainfall one of the main impacts. Average rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected, but training storms, where multiple downpours hit the same neighborhood, could quickly drop isolated amounts higher than 3 to 4 inches.
Frequent lightning and gusty wind are also on the table. Elevated storm coverage continues through midweek this upcoming weekend with around a 60% chance each afternoon and evening.
Hot summer nearing annual milestone
How hot will it get?:
Despite the daily storms, Central Florida continues to experience one of its hottest years on record.
Orlando has recorded 117 days with temperatures reaching at least 90 degrees this year, just shy of the city's annual average of 119 such days. El Niño has contributed to the hotter-than-normal conditions across the region.
Whil the heat sticks around, chances of rain will decrease somewhat beginning Sunday and continuing into early next week.
Atlantic hurricane season remains unusually quiet
The Atlantic Basin remains unusually quiet, with no tropical development expected during the next week.
Forecasters say persistent wind shear and dry air associated with El Niño continue to suppress tropical development across the Atlantic.
A 3,000-mile cloud of Saharan dust is making its way across the Atlantic Ocean and is headed towards Florida. It's a rare event as the Saharan dust typically thins out by September.
If no hurricane forms by Friday, the 2026 season will mark the latest point in the season without a hurricane since the 1960s.
The Source: The information in this story was provided by the FOX 35 Storm Team.