ORLANDO, Fla. — It feels more like summer stepping outside rather than the middle of November, but big sweeping changes are ahead for the end of the week.

Melbourne broke a record set in 1938 with a new high temperature of 87. The city was at 88 degrees at about noon, and the temperature could climb another degree or two before the day is out.

An hour later, Daytona Beach broke its old record high. The temperature there hit 86, breaking the high temperature record of 85 set in 2008.

There will be one more day of the unusually warm and humid weather before a cold front sends temperatures tumbling by Thursday afternoon.

Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy overnight with a slight chance for a few showers. Morning temperatures will be warm stepping out the door back to work and school on Wednesday morning. Temperatures will start out in the upper-60s and lower-70s.

There will be increasing rain chances by Wednesday afternoon ahead of our approaching cold front from the west-northwest. Southerly to southeasterly winds ahead of the front will continue to pull in moisture for afternoon showers and even a few thunderstorms.

Rain chances will continue late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. This is when the cold front is slated to cross central Florida. Afternoon temperatures will go from the 80s back into the 70s. Morning temperatures will drop back to near 50 degrees by Friday morning with a few spots potentially feeling the chilly 40s.

Friday afternoon’s temperatures will only reach the upper 60s. Temperatures will warm back into the middle to upper 70s for Saturday and Sunday with mostly to partly sunny skies.

Surfing conditions on Wednesday will be fair with a lingering east/east-southeast swell.. Wave heights will be 3 to 4 feet with a high rip current risk. So that means it is best to swim within sight of a lifeguard and to use extreme caution when entering into the waters.

Water temperatures are in the mid to upper-70s and the UV index is at 5. There will be chance at rain and a few thunderstorms.

If you plan to go out boating expect seas of 3 to 4 feet with a chance of rain and a few thunderstorms. The winds will be out of the northeast at 5 to 10 knots.

Tropical Update

The tropical wave we’ve been watching over the past few days is running out of time for potential development. The chance of the wave developing into a tropical system has now dropped to 10 to 20 percent.

Regardless of development, this area of disturbed weather will not be a concern for Florida.

This week’s cold front will sweep up the system and send it back out into the open waters of the Atlantic.

Atlantic hurricane season runs through November 30.

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