Photos for Headline Surfer / TOP LEFT: Credit/Kem McNair with his unique captured image of 'The Sandpiper and his 2 friends' on the shoreline early Wednesday, morning, Aug. 19, 2026, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. TOP ACROSS / Dunlawton Beach cam screenshot midday Wednesday in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. LEFT: Street cam at Disney World in Bay Lake on a beautiful sumnny afternoon in Bay Lake / Lake Buena Vista, just outside Orlando, Florida.
By SERA KING / Headline Surfer
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Central Florida's forecast through the weekend will be kind of tough going with showers and thunderstorms likely, alternating with sunshine.
It will be mostly sunny and hot today with a high near 97 in greater Orlando with heat index values as high as 110. There will be a west wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
The chance of precipitation today is 60 percent, with new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Expect more of the same throughout the week.
Traffic on I-4 westbound in Sanford, Florida light on Wednesday afternoon. / The chance of precipitation today is 60 percent, with new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Expect more of the same throughout the week.
Here is the rest of the forecast for Orlando, Sanford, and Daytona Beach from the National Weather Service in Melbourne:
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 79. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
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