Orlando weather: Warmer temperatures set to return to Central Florida

Orlando PM Weather Forecast: December 16, 2025

A warming trend is underway across Central Florida! Meteorologist T.J. Springer lets us know how warm we will get ahead of our next cold front and when rain chances return.

ORLANDO, Fla. - The sunshine peeked out from behind the clouds on Tuesday.

As high pressure has been taking over, the drier air has been battling that onshore flow. 

Tuesday night's forecast

What To Expect:

With the wind continuing to come in from the northeast, we'll see a few sprinkles and more clouds near the beaches. These should start to thin overnight. 

The clearing sky and lighter wind will also allow for some fog to develop into early Wednesday AM. If you're traveling early in the AM, be sure to travel carefully.  

This flow has helped our temperatures moderate a bit, and it'll be milder overnight. Expect seasonable conditions with temps dipping back into the lower to middle 50s for most of us.

Wednesday's forecast

What To Expect:

Wednesday will feature a bit more cloud cover as a warm front looks to lift in. Temperatures as a result will continue to rise, topping out in the middle to upper 70s on Wednesday afternoon. 

Right now, we're looking mainly dry in the viewing area, but a stray shower or two can't be ruled out. Chances are slim, around 10%. 

The best bet for seeing these will be situated near our East Coast beaches. This is where we'll also see a good deal of cloud cover. Our coastal locales will likely be socked in with the clouds with just some peeks of sunshine expected.

Warmer weather on the way

Looking Ahead:

The warming trend doesn't stop on Wednesday as the wind turns back around from the SSE. 

As this ridge of high pressure builds across the Southeast, highs soar into the upper 70s and lower 80s with lows in the upper 60s. This warmer air mass streams in ahead of a cold front that looks to swing our way Thursday into Friday. 

This looks to bring us hit-or-miss showers, especially by Thursday night. Rain chances jump from 30% Thursday to 50% Thursday night.  

We don't feel as big of a cool-down behind this boundary, but it'll still be much cooler Saturday AM. Temps on Saturday will start off in the 40s and 50s after being in the 60s Thursday and Friday AM. 

Highs during the afternoon will rebound back toward average for this time of year, topping out in the lower to middle 70s. Another cold front is looking to move our way early Christmas week. It's something we'll continue to monitor, but at the moment, rain chances are looking slim.