Short-term Forecast
ORLANDO, Fla. – Monday will be warm and windy, with highs in the upper 70s followed by the passage of a cold front this evening. This will result in a few showers and storms between 4pm-8pm. One or two could be strong north of Orlando, with the primary threat being damaging straight-line wind gusts.
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has placed our northern areas under a ‘marginal risk’ for severe storms. We have a “low CAPE, higher upper dynamics” environment. This means there is little lift, but if a storm gets going, the upper winds may support a stronger cell.
Tuesday will be sharply cooler, with highs running about 20 degrees cooler. Highs will only reach the upper 50s, which is about 15° below normal. At night, it’ll cool to the mid/upper 30s through midweek, resulting in some frost north, but it will be too warm for a freeze in Orlando.
Extended Forecast
As we head toward the late week, dry weather continues with a slow warming trend back to the 60s. Then, on Saturday a second cold front approaches, bringing a 60% chance for rain (likely) for the first day of the weekend, before ushing-in a slightly cooler and rain-free air mass for Sunday. …