ORLANDO, Fla. – We’ve been closely watching the movement of two individual polar boundaries that are expected to move across the Central Florida area, the first of which arrives on Friday.
In fact, you’ll want to keep an eye on your thermostat because temperatures are forecast to begin to dip as we go through the late afternoon and early evening hours.
As the front moves south, we expect cloud coverage to go up. This will help insulate our afternoon temperatures, keeping us somewhere in the mid-70s across much of the Orlando area.
On Thursday, rain chances looked much higher than they do Friday morning as we had anticipated that models may be overdoing the intensity of the showers and isolated storms. You could still see some rain during the first half of your Friday, but nothing near as immense as earlier model guidance suggested.
You’ll immediately notice a front has passed through and you’re in a “different air mass” once winds transition to a more northerly direction early in the evening. The drier air will also begin seeping into your local area as it moves further to our south, possibly clearing out a majority of the cloud cover that may build in on the leading edge of the cold front.
Winds could pick up, especially Saturday afternoon once the sun rises. We’re anticipating breezy conditions, with gusts anywhere from 15-20 mph on occasion thanks to the movement of that cooler air and the approach of a secondary polar push just behind this one that’s expected to take us into a beautiful weekend.
The second cool boundary will likely add to the drop in temps we’re likely to experience Friday night and through the weekend. We’re now looking at our coolest day being overnight Monday into Tuesday morning, when we could see upper 30s and low 40s across the peninsula of Florida, especially the further inland you go. No rain is expected with the second intrusion of cold air from up north.
All in all, Friday is a good day to shop if you plan to take advantage of the Black Friday specials going on around town. Pack the umbrella just in case!
With the front passing through during the daytime hours, there is the chance we can see some development of light to moderate rainfall or a singular thunderstorm because there will be a bit more energy in the atmosphere to tap into.
By Friday night, if you have plans to continue your shopping or get out and about, conditions will be improving and temperatures will already be descending, so plan to dress a little on the warmer side, especially if your plans involve being outdoors into the early morning.
Saturday and Sunday should be pretty spectacular for us all, pending you enjoy these bouts of cooler weather.
