Saturday, 7:15 p.m.
Weather conditions are hot and humid with a high temperature in the low 90s today in Orlando.
A stray shower can’t be ruled out this evening, but most neighborhoods will remain free of rain.
Areas that face a slight chance of an isolated evening shower include northern Brevard, Volusia, Flagler counties.
Sunday's chances of rain are even lower.
Friday, 8 p.m.
After a round of winds with gusts of more than 45 mph, another batch of downpours and a few thunderstorms are moving across central Florida through the pre-dawn hours of Saturday.
Rain could linger just past sunrise, and another batch of scattered afternoon and early evening storms will develop to start the weekend.
Conditions will be drier by Sunday.
Friday, 11 a.m.
Another round of storms will develop for half of Central Florida Friday.
"Scattered storms will start inland by the early afternoon and move to the east by the evening. The set-up is similar to yesterday. Some storms will contain lots of lightning and winds gusting over 50 mph," Severe Weather Center 9's Brian Shields said.
The overall storm chance is 50 percent. There will still be some afternoon storms on Saturday, but the rain chance goes down.
Sunday will be mainly dry.
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8 p.m. Thursday Update
The weather become more stable during the evening hours. Winds will remain out of the south-southeast and slowly shift from the southwest by 9 a.m. Friday. By the afternoon hours, Central Florida's weather will be more unstable as another surge of moist air arrives from the Gulf of Mexico. In combination with temperatures heating up during the day and the sea breeze developing, expect another rounds of thunderstorms to close out the work week.
Check it out! Want to see strong winds? This is how! Shelf clouds formed just as the storm arrived to Daytona Beach. When the clouds are arched (like these), is a sign of strong winds.
Posted by WFTV Severe Weather Center 9 on Thursday, May 19, 2016
The Storm Prediction Center has placed Central Florida in a marginal risk for severe thunderstorm Friday afternoon. Thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts surpassing 60 mph, hail and the risk of tornadoes.
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Saturday looks to be stormy as well. A trough of moisture in the upper levels of the atmosphere arrive over Central Florida is expected to again produce thunderstorms.
After this trough exits the region, conditions should improve for Sunday. There will be partly sunny skies, with only a low risk of showers and thunderstorm in the afternoon, so most of Central Florida will remain dry. High temperatures will feel much more comfortable as the humidity will be relatively lower than how it's been the last week.
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3 p.m. update -
Strong storms are building and moving towards the northeast. Some storms have produced over 200 lightning strikes within 15 minutes.
Arriving flights were temporarily delayed at Orlando International Airport. This could also be causing a delay for departure flights.
Storms will continue for the rest of the afternoon. Some could be strong, producing lightning and bringing wind gusts of at least 40 mph. Some isolated rainfall amounts could be at 2 inches or more.
Our team of meteorologists are tracking the storms and bringing you the latest updates on our website, social platforms.
Chief Meteorologist Tom Terry is tracking the storms live on Eyewitness News at 4 p.m.
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