ORLANDO, Fla. – The same system that has brought days of tropical rain to Central Florida continues to pull away as it heads into the open waters of the Atlantic.
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As the area tracks east-northeast, a stationary front across North Florida will sag south across Central Florida, keeping the deep tropical moisture in place across much of the state.
The chance for rain and storms on Thursday and Friday will increase to 70-80% after the lunchtime hour with some storms becoming strong.
Heavy rainfall continues to be the primary weather threat for the rest of the week, with locally heavy excessive rainfall possible. With those stronger storms, there will be a chance for accumulations of 1-3 inches, with isolated amounts up to 4 inches.
Before the rain returns, highs will creep back to near 90 degrees.
By the weekend, models remain in good agreement that storm coverage will back down a bit to 30-40% with a few scattered showers and storms developing by the afternoon.
Temperatures will be seasonal through Father’s Day, with afternoon highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.
TROPICS
Area No. 1: Invest 90L, an area of low pressure near the east coast of Florida is producing a large swath of tropical downpours across the Sunshine State.
Some gradual development is possible while the system continues to track further from the coastline.
The National Hurricane Center gives the area a 20% chance of further development over the next two to seven days.
Area No. 2: An area of low pressure is still expected to develop over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico by this weekend.
Conditions remain favorable for development with the possibility that a tropical depression could form by next week as it approaches Texas and Mexico.
The National Hurricane Center gives the area a 40% chance of further development over the next seven days.
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