ORLANDO, Fla. – A surge of deeper moisture starts moving into Central Florida by Election Day on Tuesday, increasing our chances for rain to 30-40%.
Through the day, expect warm and muggy conditions with highs in the mid 80s but feeling close to 90 degrees.
If you are heading to the polls, make sure to grab the umbrella if you’re waiting in line outside as a few passing showers will be possible most of the day.
Along with a few fast moving showers, expect breezy conditions to continue with gusts up to 25 to 30 mph. This current set up will keep hazardous beach and boating conditions in place for the next several days.
Tropics update
As of Tuesday morning, Tropical Storm Rafael is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday as it approaches the western side of Cuba. Models continue to show it maintaining hurricane intensity as it enters the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, tracking well west of Florida.
Based on the latest track, the main impact to Florida will be added tropical moisture bringing pockets of heavy rain and a few isolated thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday.
Rain and storm chances by then increase to 50 to 60% with highs staying steady in the mid 80s.
By the end of the week, expect our winds to finally die down with slightly drier air working back into the area for Friday and Saturday (coverage 10-20%).
This drier trend won’t last long though. An area highlighted with a low chance of tropical development as another possible surge of tropical moisture arrives later in the weekend.
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