Orlando weather: Mix of sun, clouds with breezy conditions this weekend

Orlando Weather Forecast: Nov. 8, 2024

Central Florida will continue to experience warm temperatures heading into the weekend as drier air begins to move into the region. On Saturday, it will be breezy with scattered showers.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A mix of sun and clouds with breezy conditions is on tap for your Friday evening with a couple of passing showers from time to time but very splash and dash.

Showers will fizzle out, but conditions will stay humid through the overnight. Patchy dense fog is possible late tonight so be careful if you have travel plans late tonight or very early tomorrow morning.

Overall, it looks like a great weekend as the humidity starts to die down, and we see more sunshine than clouds in the forecast. A few splash and dash showers will be possible through the afternoons on both Saturday and Sunday, but these showers will stay along the east coast.

Speaking of the beaches, there is once again a VERY High risk for rip currents and large breaking waves so may want to stick to enjoying this beautiful weekend on the sand. Highs this weekend will stay through the mid 80s with lows in the low 70s.

LOOKING AHEAD: Fall temperatures are on the way! A cold front is expected to move through next week and will knock temperatures back to average for this time of year in the low 80s for highs and the 60s for lows. Still going to keep passing clouds and a few pop up showers in the forecast but it will get VERY windy. Winds E 10-20 with gusts 25 MPH all across our region. This is also going to lead to some pretty rough surf as well along the coastlines so be careful if you have any beach or boating plans next week.

Tracking the Tropics

Hurricane Rafael continues to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico and while the cyclone will not directly strike the U.S., it will bring life-threatening conditions to the Gulf Coast.

The National Hurricane Center warned that Rafael could bring life-threatening rip currents and surf to the Gulf Coast through the weekend. Hurricane Rafael is the first major hurricane to stir the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in November since Hurricane Kate in 1985.

We're also keeping an eye on a 20% chance of tropical development in the Caribbean, though it's not expected to become a named system. This could, however, slightly increase rain chances early next week.