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Weather forecast for Central Florida: Sunny, but cold Veterans Day!

Create: Mon, 11/10/2025 - 22:55
Author: Sera King
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- It's going to be unseasonably cold on Veterans Day with temperatures barely reaching the mid-50s.

Along with unseasonably cold temperatures, there is a high risk for rip currents at all Central Florida beaches. 

CENTRAL FLORIDA WEATHER FORECAST: Sunny through Veteran's Day from Daytona Beach to Orlando, but holiday temps only 59 degrees

Create: Fri, 11/07/2025 - 03:34
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There's plenty of sunshine through Veteran's Day here in Central Florida from Daytona Beach to Orlando, but holiday temps will be downright cold: 59 degrees.

UPDATE: GoFundMe campaign for Clermont man who drowned Oct. 18 in Daytona Beach Shores has reached $16,806

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DAYTONA BEACH Shores, Fla. -- A GoFundMe campaign for a Clermont man who drowned Oct. 18 in Daytona Beach Shores has reached $16,806.

Volusia County Beach Safety: Clermont man, 65, caught in a rip current in Daytona Beach Shores drowns; teen son survives

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DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. -- A 65-year-old Clermont man and his son were caught in dangerous rip currents over the weekend while swimming in an unguarded section of the beach. 

Daytona-area beaches have reopened but rip current risks still high heading into this weekend

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Although the beaches were reopened on Monday after that weekend's dangerous rip current situation, red flag warnings remain in place heading into this weekend, according to beach safety officials.

Volusia County Beach Safety: Drowning victim in Daytona Beach identified as Douglas Lewis, 51, of Westfield, Indiana

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 51-year-old Indiana tourist who drowned eight days ago was caught in a rip current in the Atlantic waters off Daytona Beach, and has been identified as Douglas Jay Lewis of Westfield, Ind., beach safety officials said.

Rain is in the forecast over the next 7 days in Central Florida from Daytona Beach to Orlando

Create: Thu, 10/02/2025 - 13:22
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA. BEACH, Fla. -- Rain is in the forecast for East Central Florida -- from the coastal cities of Daytona to Orlando -- for the next seven years, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. 

New Smyrna Beach surfer Kem McNair very astute as to the Inlet's ebb & flow where he and countless others surf

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Longtime surfer, nature photographer, and New Smyrna Beach resident Kem McNair is very astute when it comes to the ocean's impact locally, especially at the inlet where surfing is a rite of passage.