Central Florida Forecast: Daytime temps near 90 with mix of showers and sunshine for greater Orlando, Sanford & Daytona Beach

Create: Sun, 09/20/2026 - 15:54
Author: Sera King

By SERA KING / Headline Surfer 

ORLANDO, Fla. -- With summer turning to Fall on Tuesday, there are several constants in the weather for the I-4 corridor from Orlando to Sanford and to Daytona Beach: Hot day-time temperatures near 90 and a mix of sunshine and showers.

With that said, here is the forecast this week through Saturday for Central Florida from the National Weather Service in Melbourne: 

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

Sera King / byline writer / Headline SurferAbout the Byline Writer: Sera King is a contributing byline writer with Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news site in Lake Mary, FL. Headline Surfer has served greater Daytona Beach, Sanford and Orlando, along I-4 / I-95  since 2008. King received her bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Metro Orlando Campus of Ana G. Mendez University. Headline Surfer is owned by her husband, Henry Frederick, Central Florida's award-winning journalist: HenryFrederick.com