Here's what you need to know for Central Florida's weather for the week ahead:

  • Drier air, hotter temperatures move into Central Florida
  • Typical summertime pattern resumes, with 40–50 percent chance of rain
  • Tropical Storm Fred is no threat to the U.S.

An upper level low, Erika remnants, continues churning across the northeast Gulf, kicking moisture into western portions of the peninsula.  At the same time, slightly dryer air is making its way in around an area of high pressure near Bermuda. This will delay the onset of the west coast storms later in the afternoon again Thursday.

Our sky will be partly to mostly cloudy overnight, with a muggy low in the middle 70s. We’ll keep rain chances at 50 percent the next few days, thanks to sea breeze collisions. Highs are forecast to heat into the lower 90s for the next 7 days. We’re looking at a 40 percent to 50 percent chance of rain over the Labor Day weekend, so no washouts expected!

Fred continues losing steam in the eastern Atlantic, as he rolls to the northwest. Fred will encounter strong wind shear and colder sea surface temperatures, and is forecast to dissolve into a sub-tropical feature by week’s end. We’ve also been watching a new wave come off the coast of Africa, but this runs a very low chance of becoming something tropical in the next five days.

View: StormTracker 13 Interactive Radar

Map: Cloud-to-Ground Lightning

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