Another day of record-breaking temperatures, storms expected Overnight

ORLANDO, Fla. — Keep those cold drinks close by.

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Meteorologist George Waldenberg said cities like Melbourne saw another record high 95-degree day.

During the overnight, the rain that does develop will be pretty spotty, and not everyone gets showers to cool things off.

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Regardless, if lightning does develop in your neighborhood, take cover inside until things quickly settle down, and then you can resume your outdoor activities.

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Tomorrow, the hotter-than-normal temperatures will continue.

No surprises there, but there’s a much higher chance of afternoon storms.

Watch for areas of torrential rain and dangerous lightning from mid-afternoon through the p.m. drive, even some through dinnertime.

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This will be the trend for the week ahead and even hotter than usual with scattered p.m. storms.

Finally, we’re monitoring the tropics, and while there aren’t any threats to Florida right now, a distant low-pressure area has an outside chance of developing later this week over the Central Atlantic, possibly even getting named (the next name is Don).

While staying far away from us. into late July, we’ll monitor additional tropical waves that push off the West coast of Africa to see if any will develop.

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