ORLANDO, Fla. — Scattered showers and storms developed again Wednesday, but our stormy evening pattern is about to change up.

Drier pockets of air continue working into South Florida, as high pressure begins nudging in our general direction.

We’re still dealing with a south-southeast flow, so we had showers and storms develop Wednesday along the sea breeze and boundary collisions. Some of the storms that developed held torrential rain, frequent lightning, and gusty wind.

Our sky clears overnight as the drier air invades. We’ve lowered rain and rumble chances to 40 percent Thursday, with a few hit and miss storms possible after 2 p.m. or 3 p.m.

Even drier air allows us to cut rain coverage to 20 percent Friday and Saturday, potentially even Sunday.

By early next week, a developing trough of low pressure over the eastern seaboard brings moisture back over the peninsula. We’ll slowly bring afternoon shower and storm chances to typical wet season levels for most of next week.

Forecast highs remain in the low to a few mid-90s at times.

Hoping to catch a few waves? Unfortunately, our surf forecast isn’t improving that much the next few days with generally poor to fair conditions overall.

Wave heights will stay one to two feet right through the weekend. Lower rain chances may have you planning a beach trip, so don’t forget sunscreen. Our ultraviolet index stays extreme.

Tropical Forecast

Subtropical Storm Ernesto has ecome the fifth named storm of the 2018 season.

This system may strengthen slightly, but remains no threat to land. Ernesto is forecast to weaken by Thursday night.

There is another tropical wave east of the Windward Islands that has a low chance for development as it moves west.  

The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs through Nov. 30, 2018. 

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