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Orlando weather: Hot, humid days with higher storm chances this weekend

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Published  August 20, 2025 6:23am EDT
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Orlando Weather Forecast PM: August 20, 2025

Orlando Weather Forecast PM: August 20, 2025

FOX 35 Storm Team Senior Meteorologist Noah Bergren is tracking Hurricane Erin and rising PM storm chances Friday.

The Brief

    • Tonight, Central Florida will see a few showers and thunderstorms mainly east of Orlando, with lows in the upper 70s.
    • Tomorrow brings highs near 95–96 degrees with a heat index up to 108, along with scattered afternoon storms.
    • Rain chances rise significantly Friday through the weekend, with storm coverage around 70% and the potential for a few strong storms as Hurricane Erin moves away.

What will the weather look like tonight?

What to expect:

ORLANDO, Fla. - A couple of showers and thunderstorms on the eastern side of the Peninsula, mainly areas east of Orlando. 

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Temperatures will fall into the upper 70s across the region.

What will the weather look like tomorrow?

What to expect:

Mixed clouds and sunshine with afternoon highs above average by a few degrees, somewhere around 95–96 degrees in inland areas. 

There will be a handful of PM showers and storms across any part of central Florida. Nothing too extreme or major is expected with the showers and storms on Thursday. 

It will be another sultry and sticky day. With high humidity still in place, the heat index will peak between 102 and 108 across the Orlando area.

What will the weather look like for the remainder of the week?

Looking ahead:

Notably, higher afternoon and evening rain chances return Friday into the weekend for central Florida. As hurricane Erin pulls away, the windflow across the state will be west to east, meaning once storms pop, they will track towards the Atlantic beaches. 

Places on the Space Coast that have missed out on a lot of rain recently have a good opportunity to pick up some rain and storms. 

Expecting very high coverage of PM storms Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 70% across our area. A few storms during that timeframe may turn severe.

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Tracking the Tropics

What to expect:

After Erin, we are watching a tropical wave set to pass north of Puerto Rico this weekend into next week. It may become a tropical storm, and get the name Fernand (fair-NAHN) early next week.

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Early indications are there would be 0 threat to Florida or the east coast of the U.S. as it may take a similar path to that of Erin.

The other "blob" out in the tropics should fall apart in a few days as it encounters strong wind shear and unfavorable tropical conditions.

More radar maps from FOX 35 Storm Tracker Radar

The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the FOX 35 Storm Team on August 20, 2025. 

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