ORLANDO, Fla. — We had another scorcher today — highs topped the low to mid-90s with a heat index over 105 at times — and the steamy conditions are with us the rest of this week.
- Soaring heat indexes to continue for Central Florida
- Temps may heat to record levels on Fourth of July
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Showers and storms along the sea breezes will keep us tuned to StormTracker 13 Doppler radar through late evening, with a few producing locally heavy rain, frequent lightning, and gusty wind.
The activity will down before 9:30 p.m., with a clear to partly cloudy sky overnight.
The east and west coast sea breeze moving inland sparked showers and storms Tuesday afternoon. Some of the activity may linger into Tuesday night, but most will wind down early with a clear to partly cloudy sky overnight.
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High pressure in the Gulf of Mexico continues promoting a light flow in the atmosphere, allowing the east and west coast sea breezes to once again ignite Wednesday.
We may see isolated strong storms in the intense heat of late Wednesday afternoon
Rain coverage on the Fourth of July and Friday will be a lower 30-percent. Highs Wednesday through Friday top the mid-90s, with a heat index above 100 each day.
This weekend looks more unsettled and slightly cooler.
Boating Forecast
Area beaches may be packed with holiday vacationers, and if you’re one of them, don’t forget the sunscreen
Our UV index is forecast to be extreme all week, which means under 10 minutes to start a sunburn. Use caution if swimming because of a moderate rip current threat.
Tropical Update
Right now, there are no areas of concern in the Atlantic, and development is not likely in the next five to seven days. The Atlantic hurricane season runs through November 30.
Elsewhere in the Pacific, Barbara became the second name storm in the Eastern Pacific on Monday, and today it strengthened into a major hurricane. It isn’t anticipated to affect land.
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