Get ready for some hot weather to take control to start the week as rain chances taper off a little. Meanwhile, a tropical wave over the eastern Atlantic is fighting against a large cover of Saharan dust but may have a better chance for development as we move through the week ahead.
Strong thunderstorms did manage to build yesterday in many areas of Central Florida, with the strongest to the east of the I-4 corridor. As the sea breeze pushed in to Brevard county, one strong cell even led to a tornado warning being issued by the National Weather Service near the Titusville area just before 5 p.m. on Friday. While photos of a funnel cloud were taken, there was no reported touchdown of the action as it moved to the east.
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Forecast for the week
There were only a few showers and storms that developed across Central Florida for the end of the weekend. Without some of that rain cooled air, we were able to heat up quite a bit. Highs Sunday afternoon were in the middle-to-low 90s with heat index numbers over 100 degrees. No break from the heat and humidity to start our week as rain chances drop a bit. Meanwhile, a tropical wave over the eastern Atlantic may have a better chance for development as we move through the week ahead.
Some of the clouds from Sunday evening will clear as we head toward daybreak. Look for morning lows in the middle 70s to start the day, and be ready for a hot and humid afternoon as rain chances back off considerably. Only a few isolated showers and thunderstorms will fire up in the afternoon. Temperatures will again climb to the middle-to-low 90s as winds come in from the west at around 10 miles per hour. Heat index numbers will range between 100-104 degrees.
A front to the northwest will begin to move into Central Florida early Tuesday. This front will increase rain chances back up to 40 percent for Tuesday and Wednesday as it slowly drifts south and weakens. Highs will continue to top out in the middle-to-low 90s.
In the tropics, a tropical wave continues move eastward away from the coast of Africa. It is not looking very organized at this point as it takes a strong hit from the Saharan dust in the air around it. Long-range forecast models do still show a fairly good chance for development as it moves farther west, nearing the Lesser Antilles by next weekend. No other tropical formation is expected at this time.
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