Extreme Heat Warning issued for Central Florida
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FOX 35 Orlando on MSNOrlando weather: Extreme heat warning in Central Florida, feels-like temps up to 115 degrees
Central Florida faces extreme heat today with feels-like temps up to 115°, prompting a warning from 12–7 p.m. Scattered storms are likely this afternoon and evening. More daily storms are expected later this week as high pressure shifts.
Expect a rainy, hot day ahead as the low-pressure system that brought rain across North Florida moves up the Gulf Coast.
A disturbance off the Atlantic coast of Florida could bring heavy rainfall to portions of Florida and the Gulf Coast in the coming days.
A huge chunk of Florida is under an extreme heat warning today, July 29, as temperatures and the heat index soar. Some areas could see the heat index hit 115 today as above-average high temperatures continue. ➤ Weather alerts via text : Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by location
"Cooler" weather is on the way, with highs starting to taper off Wednesday into the weekend, but temperatures will still be in the 90s.
The National Hurricane Center said July 25 a large stretch of the Gulf Coast could see heavy rainfall through Sunday morning.
The highest rain and storm chances will be in the northern interior parts of Central Florida, including the metro Orlando area, according to NWS Melbourne.
Rainfall across Central Florida between midnight and 6 p.m. Monday ranged between 1 and 3 inches, but some very isolated spots reached close to 4 inches. As forecast, the weather improved across ...
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NEXT Weather meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez says the rain chance is slightly higher on Tuesday with the potential for a few showers along the coast in the morning and some storms this afternoon.