ORLANDO, Fla. – Although Central Florida’s rainy season is in full swing, it might not feel that way in some areas around town.
On average since June 1, inland counties — including Orange, Seminole, Lake and Sumter counties — have seen rainfall totals from 10-15 inches. But for folks along the coastline, there has been much less rain to go around, with rainfall estimates around 5-10 inches in the past month and a half.
Within the last five days, you can see in the image below that the focus of the beneficial rain remained east of I-75 and west of I-95 with 1-3 inches of accumulated rain but only a trace throughout Brevard.
The main culprit for this difference is due to the location of where the daily sea breezes meet. The zone where they collide dictates where the rain and storms linger each afternoon during the Florida rainy season.
And that difference in rain totals is evident in the latest update of the drought monitor sent out by the National Drought Mitigation Center. Thursday morning’s update does show some gradual improvement, but parts of Brevard County still under a moderate drought.
More tropical moisture is forecast to move into Central Florida by early next week as a weak tropical wave approaches the east coast of Florida. Rain chances by then remain elevated from 70-80%.
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