Orlando weather: Heat, humidity return to Central Florida as storm chances increase

Big changes are ahead with a rise in heat and humidity and chances of rain returning. 

It will start to feel hotter and more humid by the upcoming weekend with heat index back in the triple digits for the first time in a few weeks.

Afternoon, evening showers retrun

What to expect:

After a morning in the 60s, temperatures will be slightly warmer than the beautiful weather we had over the weekend. 

Afternoon highs will climb into the upper 80s, which is near normal for most spots. Higher humidity levels will help fuel a few PM showers and storms in the afternoon and evening moving in from the south, to the north. The timing of those will be after 3 p.m. through Wednesday evening.

Heat, humidity, storms return late week

Thursday through Friday brings a higher chance of scattered PM pop-up storms and showers, with many, but still not all areas seeing downpours, lightning, and gusty winds.

With the tropical humidity, it will feel like the mid to upper 90s outside of any rain Thursday and Friday. 

For the upcoming weekend, afternoon high temperatures will be in the low 90s, but combined with the high humidity, it will feel like 100 to 105 degrees across central Florida. Steamy conditions are back for this weekend and will linger into most of next week!

Any stronger storms could produce:

• Torrential rain up to 3 inches per hour
• Frequent lightning
• Gusty winds

We're not expecting widespread severe weather.

Tropics

Fay is now a Tropical Depression and will continue to meander and weaken out in the open Atlantic. Hanna remains a Tropical Storm and will move east in the open northern Atlantic, weakening in a few days.

There are no threats to Florida or the U.S.

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