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Orlando weather: Chance for showers, storms increase on Tuesday across Central Florida

Updated  September 16, 2024 10:35pm EDT
Weather Forecast
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Orlando Weather Forecast: Sept. 16, 2024

Storms return on Tuesday in the afternoon and evening.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A few scattered showers and downpours are expected through the early evening, but most overnight hours will remain dry. Humidity will linger with light winds overnight.

A small weather disturbance will pass over Florida on Tuesday, increasing showers and thunderstorms by the afternoon and evening. Expect decent downpours and storms during the late afternoon and early evening.

LOOKING AHEAD: From Wednesday through the weekend, rain chances will be significantly lower than last week, with daily probabilities below 50%, compared to 60-90% in previous weeks. Rain chances may increase again next week, but that remains uncertain. Overall, a drier pattern is expected in the coming days.

Tracking the Tropics

An unnamed system hit the Carolinas hard on Monday, bringing over 20 inches of rain and wind gusts exceeding 70 mph. Due to a meteorological technicality, the system was not designated as a "closed tropical low" and did not receive an official name despite tropical storm warnings being issued throughout the day. As a result, the next named storm will still be "Helene."

No areas of tropical development are expected over the next seven days. Tropical Depression Gordon, currently in the southern Atlantic, will turn northward and move harmlessly into the northern Atlantic later this week, passing about 1,300 miles east of Bermuda at its closest point.

Additionally, a system could develop in the western Caribbean between Sept. 24 and 28. Forecast models are split on whether a system will form, with some predicting development and others showing little activity. 

If a system does form, it could be steered into the Gulf of Mexico or near Florida. There's no immediate concern for now, but it will be monitored closely. The National Hurricane Center may highlight the area for potential development in the coming days.

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