Orlando weather: Daytime highs begin to rise as we head into the holiday weekend

Orlando Weather Forecast

Orlando Weather Forecast: Dec. 20, 2023

After a cool Wednesday, Central Florida will start to see a warming trend as we head into the weekend.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mostly cloudy and breezy conditions will prevail on Thursday. A few sprinkles are possible along the I-95 corridor. NE winds at 10-20 mph with higher gusts expected all night. A big spread in temperature, staying in the 60s along the beaches, with 40s from Ocala up to Gainesville.

Today's high: 68 degrees | Tonight's low: 55 degrees

BEACHES:

The beaches start off on a warm note Thursday and remain pretty gusty all day. The skies will feature a blend of sun and clouds with more sunshine than yesterday. Still a 20% or so chance of a sprinkle or shower coming in off the water.

THEME PARKS:

A mix of clouds and sun with temperatures near 70 degrees and breezy weather. Outside a brief sprinkle, most of the day remains dry.

OUTLOOK:

More sunshine on Thursday and Friday with E-NE winds continuing to be gusty at times. Winds shift to the south late Saturday and into Christmas Eve (Sunday), signaling the arrival of more humidity and warmer air. Saturday should be dry, with highs in the low 70s and partly cloudy skies. A few rain showers are possible late in the day on Sunday.

Christmas Day looks mostly cloudy and showery, with the highest rain chance at this point in the 2nd half of the day. Despite the clouds, temperatures will be milder into the mid-70s for highs. A stark difference from last year in the mid-40s for highs, which was the coldest Christmas on record.

Rain showers linger into at least the 1st half of next Tuesday (Dec. 26th) before they should be gone at the latest by next Wednesday. Another rainy system is looming heading into the first part of New Year's weekend, about nine to ten days from now.