Central Florida Weather: Sunshine could give way to rain on Sunday in Orlando and the coastal beach cities of Daytona & New Smyrna

Create: Thu, 03/27/2025 - 08:58
Author: Sera King
Street cam Thurs am (Mar 27)  in Winter Garden, FL / Headline SurferPhoto image for Headline Surfer / ABOVE: A family strolls along the Atlantic shoreline in New Smyrna Beach at 9 am Thursday, March 27, 2025, as shown in this beach cam screenshot from the Flagler Avenue ramp in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. LEFT: Here is a screenshot from a public street cam in scenic downtown Winter Garden, Florida, just after 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2025.  

By SERA KING / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sunny skies and seasonably warm temperatures will last for at least the next few days, but rain could develop Sunday here in Central Florida.

Here is the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Melbourne for the Central Florida cities of Orlando, Winter Garden, Sanford, and the Daytona and New Smyrna coastal communities. 

Today: Sunny, with a high near 76 with an east-northeast wind of 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East-southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 66. East-southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms, followed by showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. The south-southeast wind will be 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms, followed by showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. The south-southeast wind will be 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2 pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Sera King bio / Headline SurferAbout the Byline Writer: Sera King is a contributing byline writer with Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news site in Lake Mary, FL. Headline Surfer has served Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, and other I-4 / I-95 communities since 2008. King received her bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Metro Orlando Campus of Ana G. Mendez University. Headline Surfer is owned by her husband, Henry Frederick, Central Florida's award-winning journalist: HenryFrderick.com