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Rip Current Alert as Orlando Basks in One Last Sunny Day Before Storms Slam Central Florida

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Published on September 28, 2026
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Orlando gets one more sunny, mostly dry day Monday before the forecast turns noticeably stormier. The city starts clear with temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees, then climbs to a high near 88 under light southwest winds.

Rain chances stay near zero Monday, with partly cloudy skies and a low around 71 Monday night. The National Weather Service expects Tuesday to remain warm and partly sunny, reaching about 89 degrees before moisture begins building across Central Florida.

Storm Chances Return Wednesday Afternoon

Wednesday marks the shift, with showers and thunderstorms likely after 2 p.m. and a 60% chance of precipitation. Thursday through Sunday also bring daily storm chances, generally rising to 60% or 70%, with the most unsettled stretch expected from late week into the weekend.

Thursday and Friday could bring gusts up to 25 mph along with afternoon and evening storms. Overnight lows will stay in the low to mid-70s, so the pattern looks less like a cool-down and more like a return to familiar humid Florida weather.

Atlantic Beaches Face Dangerous Rip Currents

The National Weather Service is also keeping a high risk of dangerous rip currents in place along east-central Florida beaches Monday. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged, even though inland Orlando will be sunny and quiet; the latest outlook is a meaningful update to the earlier Hoodline forecast as storm chances return midweek.