Central Florida Weather this week: Hot with daily showers and thunderstorms for Orlando, Sanford & Daytona Beach

Create: Tue, 08/25/2026 - 12:36
Author: Sera King
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By SERA KING / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla. -- There's a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, mainly after 3pm. It will otherwise be sunny and hot, with a high near 95 with a outh southwest wind around 5 mph.

There's a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 pm. It will be partly cloudy, with a low around 76, with a south southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. So it goes for the rest of the week here in Central Florida, along the Interstate 4 corridor fromn Orlando, to Sanford, and to Daytona Beach.

There's a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 pm. It will be partly cloudy, with a low around 76, with a south southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. So it goes for the rest of the week here in Central Florida, along the Interstate 4 corridor fromn Orlando, to Sanford, and to Daytona Beach.

Here is the extended foreceast from the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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