Orlando weather: Showers, storms could impact UCF home opener
ORLANDO, Fla. - Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across Central Florida on Thursday afternoon and evening, but widespread severe weather is not anticipated.
Rain and storms are expected to develop around midday and continue through sunset. High temperatures will reach the low 90s, with humid conditions persisting outside of the rain.
Thursday forecast: Storms could affect UCF home opener
The weather could affect UCF's home opener Thursday night. Showers and lightning are possible before kickoff, and a brief weather delay cannot be ruled out depending on storm development.
The pattern of daily afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms is expected to continue Friday through Tuesday.
While severe weather is not expected, most communities have a good chance of seeing rain at least one day during the period.
Tropics remain quiet
The Atlantic Basin remains quiet following Tropical Storm Edouard's landfall Tuesday.
With Edouard failing to strengthen into a hurricane, the Atlantic has yet to produce its first hurricane of the 2026 season. If no hurricane forms by Sept. 11, this season would set a satellite-era record for the latest first Atlantic hurricane.
Forecasters expect El Niño to continue limiting tropical development across much of the Atlantic through September. The Gulf and waters just off the southeastern U.S. coast remain the areas most favorable for any development should a storm form.
The Source: The information in this story was provided by the FOX 35 Storm Team.