ORLANDO, Fla. — A really chilly start to our day with widespread 40s, but a wonderful Wednesday overall with a sun filled sky and temperatures in the 70s area wide this afternoon.

We have another clear and rather cool night ahead as lows Thursday morning drop into the 40s in Marion County and 50s elsewhere. A perfect 10 is lined up Thursday and Friday, thanks to plenty of sunshine and highs in the upper 70s.

High pressure over the southeastern U.S. has been keeping the mid and upper levels of our atmosphere pretty dry and will continue to do so the next couple days. This means a clear sky overnight and sunny afternoons.

As the high slides over the Atlantic our wind comes around from the east. Moisture gradually increases in the onshore flow.

High temps are also slowly climbing and are forecast to be back where they should be in the upper 70s for tomorrow and Friday.

An approaching front this weekend will send high clouds in our direction late Saturday. Until they arrive, we’ve lined up more sun and highs in the low 80s.

The front sweeps in with scattered showers Saturday night into Sunday morning. Rain coverage is at 30 to 40-percent.

Behind the front, another round of cooler and drier air slides over the peninsula. We’ll see daytime highs Sunday and Monday in the low 70s and overnight lows dipping into the upper 40s and lower 50s.

Beach and Surf Conditions

Poor surfing conditions are with us the next couple days thanks to an east-southeast swell and east-northeast swell mix along with wave heights of only one to two, occasionally three feet. The long period swell we’ve had the past couple days eases a bit, but our rip current threat remains moderate.

Sea surface temps have cooled into the mid-60s along the Flagler and Volusia County coasts to the low 70s along the Brevard coastline.

Tropical Update

In the tropics, we now have Tropical Storm Sebastien located northeast of the Leeward Islands. It will stay out to sea and pose no threats to land, and will stay far from the United States.

The hurricane season runs through November 30.

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