Tonight, Central Florida will see a few showers and thunderstorms mainly east of Orlando, with lows in the upper 70s.

Central Florida will be breezy and warm on Wednesday with lower chances for rain and storms. Our area will see some fast-moving showers with high temperatures in the low 90s Wednesday afternoon. Winds will blow from the north-northwest at speeds of 10 to 15 mph, with gusts reaching up to 25 mph.

See when heat watches and warnings could be issued in your area Forecasters are watching an area northeast of Florida for potential tropical development in the coming days. Regardless of development,

Hurricane Erin is fueling dangerous surf and rip currents along Florida’s east coast this week, with waves topping 8 feet and a High Surf Advisory in effect through Thursday.

Increased rain chances and cloud cover across the state will help keep conditions slightly “cooler” than some of the last few weeks.

The overall rain outlook for the rest of this week features a daily round of afternoon showers and storms, but with periods of hot sunshine in between.

The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump. NOAA and the National Hurricane Center are now using Gulf of America on its maps and in its advisories.

A woman in Florida was surprised to find an unexpected guest waiting outside her garage door last month. Jennifer Lamanca Kaufman told Storyful she spotted the small alligator standing right by her garage door when she left her house on the morning of July 6.