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LIVE RADAR: Weather cooperated! Successful launch of Crew Dragon; scattered storms move inland

By Irene Sans, WFTV.com

SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 30: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches into space with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight is the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. (Photo by Saul Martinez/Getty Images) (Saul Martinez/Getty Images)

By Irene Sans, WFTV.com

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The weather cleared just in time across Cape Canaveral for the historic launch. AS the sea breeze kicked in just about one out before launch, taking the energy inland and away from the coast. The few storms nearby were winding down and the sky was clearing.

Remember, a rocket launching through clouds doesn’t create lightning, but it can trigger lightning to form in the cloud, which as you can imagine this would not be good for a rocket.

‘Safety is the utmost importance to launch’: 45th Weather Squadron monitors forecast ahead of historic manned launch

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Expect a the sea breeze to develop storms inland during the rest of the afternoon through the early evening hours. Temperatures will be warm, between the upper 80s and low 90s.

Storms will cease shortly after sunset and the evening will remain partly cloudy, with lows in the low 70s.

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Video: How upper level winds affect rocket launches WFTV meteorologists visit the 45th weather squadron command center to see why upper level wind shear is bad for rocket launches.

See our five-day forecast below:

Two more hot days before next cold front Rain will also be minimal after cold front pushes through


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