ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s March 1! We’re already nearing the end of the first quarter of 2026. Is it just me, or does it still feel like Christmas and New Years Eve were maybe a month ago? At most!
Time seems like it’s picking up some speed, and so is our area headed towards the spring season. Today marks the start of the meteorological spring.
Mother Nature is willing to play ball as well when looking at your forecast for the first seven days of the new month.
We’re in for drier weather (yay, not really), and much warmer temperatures for a longer period of time. This comes with excitement and displeasure at the same time.
We’ll stick to the exciting note for the majority of your weather update.
We should fully anticipate mild if not comfortable mornings for the foreseeable future. Afternoon temperatures will start to more consistently reach into the low 80s across the viewing area. For the month of March, I can see a couple instances where we dip down into the 70s.
But I am pretty confident at this point we won’t be talking “cold blasts” or “arctic invasions” at all until maybe the end of this coming fall and the entry to winter 2026-2027.
That weather pattern has dissolved, and we’re looking towards when the first tornado season of the year begins to really show up for our neighbors west of the Florida peninsula.
For Monday, we’ll be right at about the average when considering where we should be at the start of March. Overnight lows will fall into the upper 50s for our northern counties. As we get closer to the attractions, the airport, and downtown Orlando, we’ll see low 60s as we wake up in the morning.
Fog won’t be an issue for the time being, as we develop a fairly sporty easterly wind pattern over the state. Winds coming in from the Atlantic will keep the air moving and mixing. This won’t allow any real build up of fog in town.
This also keeps moisture and mugginess in the room since we’re borrowing from the warmer parts of the subtropical Atlantic.
While the beach may look pleasing, be aware these breezy conditions are going to make the sea a little on the rough side. A high rip current risk is already in effect for our eastern shores. Life threatening rip currents are expected with 2-4 feet of surf.
Even the most experienced swimmers and surfers she remain very vigilant and cautious when planning their next venture to the coast.
Now, I hope you’ve gotten your fill of good news! I want to tread lightly into some, not so good news.
The drought – we did receive some plentiful rainfall in a few spots over the course of Friday and Saturday. It really won’t be enough to bring down how bad the dryness is through our lovely state.
Rain is in the forecast, but incredibly spotty and isolated. It won’t be bringing any impacts to your day-to-day the next few days. Unless you just so happen to find yourself right underneath the one or two stray showers that do come to fruition.
If you’re reading up on your weather ahead and live along our Atlantic coast, carry the umbrella and watch the skies during the warmest parts of the day. The easterly breeze could generate enough energy to get some rain going in your neighborhood.
Otherwise, the very isolated nature of the rain is concerning. Our temps will only go up from here on out. Fire risks are likely going to come back up as we move forward.
We’ll continue examining that behind the scenes. Your key takeaway here is, expect a pretty glorious Sunshine state week ahead. You’ll receive full cooperation from Mother Nature as you go about your business Monday through Friday.