Near-record heat with a few showers around

We’re keeping the heat around this weekend, but beneficial rain is on the way this week

ORLANDO, Fla. – Happy weekend! We begin the day quiet and slightly humid in the upper 70s. Things warm up quickly through the day with afternoon highs reaching near records in the upper 90s.

Keep in mind that the humidity is expected to slightly go up through the day, putting the feels-like temperatures in the 102-105 degree range. Stay cool!

Heat index

Rain chances stay low through the weekend, but the heat stays in record territory. Isolated showers and storms are expected to begin developing after 4 p.m. on Saturday.

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Monday, expect another toasty day, but rain chances go up to 50% with highs in the upper 90s.

A surge of tropical moisture is expected to move in across the peninsula beginning on Tuesday. Rain chances stay elevated through the rest of the week.

Rain chances

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