Orlando weather: Clouds will continue into the weekend

Orlando Weather Forecast: February 9, 2024

Rain chances are expected to increase over the next five days.

ORLANDO, Fla. - TONIGHT'S LOW: 57°
THURSDAY'S HIGH: 79°

TONIGHT: A good deal of clouds, but dry with a slight SE breeze.

THE WEEKEND: A blend of clouds and sunshine. Sunday probably turns out to be a tad cloudier, and may even be mostly cloudy all day. No rain expected though this weekend. Southerly winds get a bit gusty again by Sunday, up to 15-20 MPH at times.

BEACH FORECAST: Surf about 1-3 feet with the impacts from coastal erosion and onshore flow from the storm sitting offshore pulling away. Much improved coastal conditions this weekend.

THEME PARK FORECAST: Not brilliant but pretty good. Dry, a good deal of clouds, low humidity, and a slight breeze.

LONG RANGE: A lot of rain will fall across the deep south on Monday. During the daytime, Monday will be dry in central Florida. It’ll be warm with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid-80s. 

The cold front comes through central Florida overnight Monday night through the wee hours of Tuesday morning. A few showers are possible around Gainesville and Ocala, otherwise much of the rain activity will probably fall apart before it gets to Orlando. 

A few showers are possible in the middle of the night, but otherwise nothing much. Tuesday features clearing with gusty winds. Looking ahead to next weekend, which is the Daytona 500 -- odds favor there being at least some rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds at some point that weekend. 

European model has Sunday, February 18 as a washout, the GFS model has things a little bit drier and more of the rain toward north. It’s early, and things will change, but at this point, it appears as if at least some weather will have an impact on the Daytona 500 this year next weekend.