ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida is about to feel the season's changes this weekend – finally.
The cooldown is coveted after the scorching temperatures the Orlando area has felt this week, but it’s not here just yet.
“Highs Friday and Saturday will remain above average in the low 90s, as a weak front stalls out overhead,” News 6 meteorologist Candace Campos said.
Until the front arrives, the chance for rain will stay around 20 - 30 percent as a few showers and storms could develop through the afternoon.
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There will be rain chances on and off through the early evening hours on Friday as a few scattered showers building along a stationary front. Those showers will eventually die out for your late evening plans with the overnight lows in the 70s.
Saturday afternoon temperatures will warm to 90 degrees with a 30 percent coverage of rain.
Sunday will bring the weather fall fans have long awaited. Behind a new front, temperatures will be less hot into the afternoon hours for both Sunday and Monday.
“By Sunday, a stronger front will dive south out of Canada, bringing with it some fall-like weather for Florida,” Campos said.
Expect highs to stay below average in the mid- to lower 80s, with overnight lows in the upper 50s to low 60s.
The cooler weather will last for a few days, with below average highs and lows sticking around through at least Thursday, according to Campos.
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It may seem like summer is hanging around later than normal, but Campos said that’s not the case.
“Although it seems like it’s been an endless summer, on average, this is the time of the year where we finally begin our transition into the cooler season,” Campos said.
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The following dates are when the “cool season” typically begins in parts of Central Florida:
Average "Cool Season" start date:
- Sanford: Oct. 16
- Daytona Beach: Oct. 16
- Melbourne: Oct. 22
- Orlando: Oct. 19
Central Florida is also dealing with major beach hazards in far southern Brevard County. Some areas between central and southern Brevard County, including Cocoa Beach, could even see some of these impacts. The red tide hazard will continue with possible respiratory irritation in some of the coastal areas.
These impacts from the red tide will likely linger through the weekend or even into next week.
There is nothing to be concerned about in the tropics.