Orlando Weather Forecast: July 28, 2024
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FOX 35 Meteorologist Brooks Garner takes a look at the weather in Orlando and across Central Florida.

Tropics forecast: Odds increase for Atlantic disturbance
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The National Hurricane Center has increased the chance -- from 20% to 40% -- that a disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean could develop into a tropical depression next week. It's moving toward the Leeward Islands and Great Antilles. It's too soon to tell if it will impact Florida.

Orlando weather: Shower and storm chances higher this weekend

Another quintessential Florida-like forecast is ahead this weekend across Central Florida. Temperatures will be hot and humid, with highs in the low to mid-90s.

Orlando Weather Forecast: July 27, 2024
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Overcast skies and temperatures in the mid-70s are in the forecast for Saturday morning.

Tropical wave has potential for development
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A tropical wave moving westward has a 20% chance of development. Initially, the environment will be hostile for development through August 1st, with unfavorable conditions such as wind shear, Saharan Dust, and the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO). However, after Aug. 1, conditions may become more conducive to development.

Tropics expected to become active in early August
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A tropical wave moving off the African Coast will approach very warm water as it approaches the western Atlantic Ocean and that could provide fuel for development.

Orlando Weather Forecast: July 26, 2024
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Orlando will record its hottest July ever, and the heat will continue into the weekend.

Orlando Weather Forecast: July 26, 2024
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We face a higher rain chance this afternoon, but an even more likely chance comes our way during the afternoons this weekend. The coast will also be a contender in that PM storm action, and they need it with deficits in July alone ranging from 1"-4" below normal since July 1st.

4 teenagers struck by lightning while under tree in downtown St. Pete

Four teenagers are recovering after the tree they were standing under was struck by lightning in downtown St. Petersburg on Thursday.

Tropics could begin to wake up in early August
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The FOX 35 Storm Team is tracking a tropical wave that has emerged off the African Coast. This wave could show potential for development as it tracks west.

Orlando weather Forecast: July 25, 2024
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Storms return on Friday afternoon and will mainly develop around the Interstate 75 corridor.

Death Valley visitor suffers third-degree burns on feet amid extreme heat

The Death Valley tourist burned his feet walking barefoot on the popular Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, where temperatures exceeded 123 degrees F, park rangers said.

Wildfire smoke pours across America bringing haze from coast to coast

Hundreds of wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada are spewing dense smoke that is being carried hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away.

Substantial tropical wave off African coast poised for tropical development

A substantial tropical wave moving off the western coast of Africa could bring some development looking ahead into the first week or so of August.

Orlando Weather Forecast: July 25, 2024
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Our highest rain chances will target the Marion, Lake, Putnam and Alachua County regions between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, where several inches of rain could fall in the heaviest spots, along with frequent lightning and gusts over 40 mph.