ORLANDO, Fla. — Our Wednesday started out quiet, but we did have a few showers and storms develop throughout the afternoon. 

One strong storm in Volusia County actually held a wind gust of 72mph near Daytona Beach. Highs reached the upper 80s to low 90s.

A front dropping south Thurday will allow for a chance for a few showers and storms once again, but only about a 30 percent chance. This front will help to drop temperatures back a bit the rest of the week.

Partly cloudy skies will continue through the overnight hours. Winds continuing off of the Atlantic may push a shower toward the east coast, but most will be dry as we head toward daybreak.

Temperatures will be mild, falling into the low 70s. Parts of Marion County may even drop back down into the upper 60s.

We’ll keep a few showers and storms around Thursday as a front moves closer to Central Florida. Winds will remain high, with gusts over 20mph possible. High temperatures will back off slightly, only reaching the mid-80s.

This front is expected to move south through Central Florida and allow for the below average temperatures to stick around the rest of the week. Only a few spotty showers will be possible, then back to dry weather early next week.

Tropical Update

In the tropics,  Imelda continues to bring flooding rains to Texas as it moves slowly north. Humberto remains a major hurricane and will move just north of Bermuda overnight and Thursday.

We also now have Tropical Storm Jerry in the Central Atlantic. Jerry could become a hurricane Thursday as it moves toward the Lesser Antilles. At this point, models turn this system north before reaching the Bahamas. There are two other areas, on in the Caribbean Sea and one just behind Jerry, that have a slight chance for development in the next five days.   

Hurricane season runs through November 30.

Beach and Surf Conditions

Rough beach and boating conditions remain for Thursday with strong winds allowing for high wave heights and choppy waters. There is also a high rip current threat.

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