Central Florida Weather Forecast: Chance of weekend showers; highs in the mid-80s in Orlando to the beaches

Create: Fri, 03/06/2026 - 10:22
Author: Sera King

By SERA KING / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Chance of showers over the weekend with daytime temps in the mid-80s from Orlando to Daytona Beach.

Here is the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Melbourne for Central Florida through Thursday: 

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3 pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7 pm. Patchy fog after 3 am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1 pm. Patchy fog before 8 am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 3 am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast after midnight.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1 pm. Patchy fog before 8 am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

 Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 5 to 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