ORLANDO, Fla. — We had another quiet day Wednesday, although temperatures continued their warming trend.

With wind out of the south, highs reached the upper 70s to low 80s. Southerly wind will pick up more Thursday ahead of an approaching front and highs will be even warmer. This system will bring the chance for storms Thursday night and a drop in temperatures to end our work week.

Mostly cloudy skies will stick around through the overnight hours. With the clouds and southerly wind, temperatures will only be able to drop into the mid to upper 60s. Other than it being slightly breezy and warm, there are no big concerns for Thursday morning.

A potent storm system sliding across the southern U.S. overnight is still forecast to push a cold front across Central Florida Thursday night, bringing a squall line of storms capable of producing damaging wind and isolated tornadoes.

Ahead of it, warm and very humid air surges north on a gusty south wind. Gusts could be over 30 mph during the day Thursday helping push highs close to record territory in the middle 80s area wide.

We may squeeze out an isolated shower, but the main show holds off until after dark. By 10 or 11 p.m., we expect the line of storms to be into Marion County, midnight to 1 a.m. it’ll be crossing the I-4 corridor, then into Brevard County around 2 or 3 a.m.

Current indications show rain will wrap up across the area before sunrise Friday. Colder and drier air spills south over the peninsula with a gusty wind and highs in the 60s Friday afternoon.

Our weekend looks wonderful as we forecast plenty of sun and highs in the 70s both days.

Beach and Surf Conditions

An increasing south-southeast windswell will mush up wave heights of two to three, occasionally four feet creating poor surfing conditions. Near-record warmth may draw you to the beach and if you’re planning to swim, keep in mind we are looking at a moderate threat of rip currents.

Sea surface temperatures remain chilly in the mid-60s along our east coast.

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