ORLANDO, Fla. -- High temperature records were shattered across five Central Florida counties on Monday afternoon.

A nearly 100-year-old temperature record fell in Orlando, with the high hitting 97 degrees. The Orange County city's previous record of 95 was set in 1922.

In Seminole County, Sanford also hit 97 degrees, shattering a record high of 92 set nearly five decades ago in 1974.

Leesburg's record of 92 degrees eclipsed a high temperature of 91 set in the Lake County city in 2001.

In Volusia County, Daytona Beach hit 94 degrees, and Melbourne in Brevard County touched 96 degrees, both breaking previous record temperatures of 92 set in 1978.

Elsewhere, we've seen some storms in northern Florida close to a stalled front, but this boundary stays north of us for the next couple days before slowly slipping southward. Until then, expect a couple hotter, steamy days and slight storm chances.

Near record-breaking highs in the 90s are in the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday as high pressure to our south and the front to our north combine to push hot, muggy air into our area.

The proximity of the front also means we need to maintain at least a 20 percent coverage from Orlando south, increasing to 30 percent in Marion and Flagler Counties, and along I-95 where the east coast sea breeze may ignite later in the day tomorrow.

Any storms able to go up could contain gusty wind. The front is able to slide south of us Thursday with a better chance of rain area wide and highs in the 70s.

We bring the front back north Friday with slightly lower rain chances and highs back in the 80s.

Model uncertainty exists over the weekend and into early next week, so for now we'll keep the pattern unsettled with a 30 to 40-percent coverage of afternoon showers and highs in the 80s. Not our typical pattern for April!

Beach and Boating Conditions

Mariners will find a small-craft advisory offshore Monday with winds from the southwest at 15 to 20 knots, subsiding by the afternoon.

Offshore seas will be in the range of 4 to 6 feet.  It will be choppy on the Intracoastal.