ORLANDO, Fla. — It was a record-setting Thursday, with most areas seeing record highs in the upper 80s and low 90s.

The high temperature at Orlando International Airport hit 92 degrees, eclipsing an old record of 90 set way back in 1929. It was the earliest 92 degrees ever recorded in Orlando.

Four other cities set record high temperatures Thursday:

  • Daytona Beach hit 89 degrees, breaking an old record of 87 set in 2015,
  • Leesburg hit 89 degrees, eclipsing an 88-degree old record set in 1989,
  • Sanford reached 91 degrees, breaking its old record of 90 set in 1997, and
  • Melbourne's 90 degrees shattered an old record of 88 set in 2015.

Scattered showers have developed courtesy of a cold front, and the showers will exit the area by daybreak. Morning lows will be in the mid to upper 60s.

Cooler air is on the way for Friday. The cold front will exit the area, as a second front moves in. We will stay dry on Friday, with partly cloudy skies expected. Highs for Friday will be in the mid to upper 70s.

The weekend still looks great across the area. Expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies both Saturday and Sunday, with cool conditions. Highs for Saturday will only climb into the mid-60s, with temps Sunday back into the low 70s.

Warmer weather returns to start next week. Easterly and southeasterly winds return, increasing temps across the area. Highs on Monday and Tuesday will be in the upper 70s.

Our dry stretch of weather continues into back end of next week, with partly cloudy skies expected. Temps for Wednesday and Thursday will push into the low 80s.

Beach and Boating Conditions

A Small Craft Advisory is posted for Friday, with strong northwesterly winds and seas 4-6 feet. Surfers will find poor conditions, with a northeasterly windswell. The rip current threat is moderate for Friday, with Atlantic water temps in the mid to upper 60s.