Hot and steamy Saturday, possible afternoon storms
It will be a hot and steamy Saturday across Central Florida.
Area beaches will see high temperatures in the upper 80s
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Inland, temperatures will reach highs in the low-to-mid 90s.
Across Central Florida, the heat index will reach near 100 degrees.
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Scattered showers and isolated storms will move east to west across Central Florida and will start early on Saturday.
Our best chance of rain and storms will occur around noon.
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The tropics are still very quiet. Later this weekend a tropical wave will come off the coast of Africa with the possibility of gradual development during next week. There’s a 20% chance of development over the next five days.
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Tropics Update: Well we haven't seen this for a few weeks.
Some gradual development possible over the next 5 days with the latest wave coming off the Coast of Africa. pic.twitter.com/0w9nPgfRni— Kassandra Crimi (@KCrimiWFTV) August 6, 2022
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