Central Florida weather through the weekend: Mostly sunny & hot with daytime temps in the mid-90s

Create: Thu, 05/07/2026 - 08:00
Author: Sera King
Photo for Headline Surfer / Screenshot of Volusia County beach cam at the Dunlawton Avenue beach ramp shows a lone person walking on the beach on earlyThursday, May 7, 2026 in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.

By SERA KING / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The weather forecast for Central Florida through the weekend calls for mostly sunny skies, and seasonably hot with daytime temps in the mid-90s.

Here is the latest forecast for the I-4 corridor - from Daytona to Sanford and Orlando - through Sunday from the National Weather Service in Melbourne: 

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sera King / byline writer / 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 greater Daytona Beach, Sanford and Orlando, along I-4 / I-95  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: HenryFrederick.com