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Orlando Weather Forecast: Oct. 21, 2025
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FOX 35's Brooks Garner has a look at the Oct. 21 weather forecast for Orlando and Central Florida. Plus an update on Invest 98L, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Melissa.

NHC: Tropical Storm Melissa likely to form Tuesday
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Invest 98L is likely to become Tropical Storm Melissa on Tuesday, the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system is moving west into the Caribbean. The ABC Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba could see rainfall from whatever develops.

Orlando Weather Forecast PM: October 20, 2025
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FOX 35 Storm Team Senior Meteorologist Noah Bergren is tracking lovely weather and the potential for Melissa to form in the tropics.

Tropical Update: October 20, 2025
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FOX 35 Storm Team Senior Meteorologist Noah Bergren is tracking the potential of Melissa forming over the next few days.

Tropics forecast: Invest 98L could develop this week
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A disturbance in the Atlantic is likely to become a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Melissa this week as it heads into the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said.

Invest 98L: Tropical depression or Tropical Storm Melissa likely to form this week

A disturbance in the Atlantic is likely to become a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Melissa this week as it heads into the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said.

Orlando Weather Forecast: Oct. 20, 2025
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FOX 35 meteorologist Brooks Garner has a look at the weather forecast for Orlando and Central Florida.

Tracking The Tropics Forecast: Oct. 20, 2025
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FOX 35 meteorologist Brooks Garner has an update on Invest 98L, a disturbance that has a high chance of development odds in the Caribbean.

Tropical update: October 19, 2025
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FOX 35 Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard has the latest conditions in the tropics. The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs thru November 30. Download the FOX Local app for tropical alerts and notifications.

Orlando PM Weather Forecast: October 19, 2025
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FOX 35 Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard breaks down what is in store for the rest of our weekend and the cold front bringing in rain and wind across Central Florida.

Orlando AM Weather Forecast: October 19, 2025
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FOX 35 Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard breaks down what is in store for the rest of our weekend ahead and the forecast for all the weekend events happening across Central Florida.

Tropical update: October 19, 2025
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FOX 35 Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard has the latest conditions in the tropics. The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs thru November 30. Download the FOX Local app for tropical alerts and notifications.

Invest 98 Tracker: forecast, track, spaghetti models

At 2 p.m. on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center called a wave making its way westward across the atlantic an Invest system, meaning that is being watched and investigated by NHC for  future development.

Orlando PM Weather Forecast: October 18, 2025
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FOX 35 Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard breaks down what is in store for the rest of our weekend ahead and the forecast for all the weekend events happening across Central Florida.

Tropical update: October 18, 2025
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FOX 35 Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard has the latest conditions in the tropics. The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs thru November 30. Download the FOX Local app for tropical alerts and notifications.

Tropical update: October 18, 2025
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FOX 35 Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard has the latest conditions in the tropics. The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs thru November 30. Download the FOX Local app for tropical alerts and notifications.

Orlando AM Weather Forecast: October 18, 2025
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FOX 35 Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard breaks down what is in store for the weekend ahead and the forecast for all the weekend events happening across Central Florida.