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With thick mid and high level clouds holding sway over east central Florida, temperatures have been limited to the upper 70s to lower 80s, and had fallen back to the lower 70s over parts of Lake and Volusia Counties, where light rain was falling. Through late afternoon, expect light rain and a few embedded heavier showers and storms mainly to the north of Osceola and Brevard Counties, with isolated storms possible farther south. Occasional downpours and cloud to ground lightning will accompany any storms which pop up.
AT 100 PM, doppler radar showed a band of numerous showers and a few storms covering Marion, Putnam and Flagler Counties, and was beginning to push into north Lake and Volusia Counties. Other showers and storms extending northeast from the greater Tampa area across Pasco and Hernando counties were pushing east toward southern Lake County. Widespread light rain and sprinkles from Osceola and Brevard Counties southward had diminished significantly. Through 300 PM, expect coverage of showers and a few storms to increase near and northwest of Interstate 4. A few showers and storms may develop to the south of I-4.
Persistent mid and high level clouds will limit storm strength. Nevertheless, a few of the more intense cells will contain very heavy downpour, frequent cloud to ground lightning, and wind gusts up to around 30 MPH.
AT 1130 AM, doppler radar out of Melbourne showed widespread clouds and light rain over the Florida peninsula. The clouds had broken up enough across north Florida to allow a few heavier showers and storms to develop near a Crystal River to Jacksonville line. Through 100 PM, expect clouds and spotty light rain to affect areas from southern Osceola and Brevard Counties to Lake Okeechobee and Jupiter. The best chance for thunderstorms will be north and west of Interstate 4, mainly in Lake and Volusia Counties. Very heavy downpours, cloud to ground lightning, and wind gusts up to 30 MPH will accompany any storms in this area.
Good morning. Local radars from across the state of Florida show that a large mass of showers and storms developed over the Gulf of Mexico earlier this morning. This activity was weakening as it moved onshore the Florida west coast, however, visible satellite imagery show a large area of thick mid and high level clouds was overspreading the state. These clouds are expected to persist throughout the morning and into the early afternoon, which will delay the onset of significant daytime heating and likely keep temperatures a few to perhaps several degrees cooler than they would otherwise typically rise to for mid May. While the air mass is sufficiently moist to produce showers and storms, the limited surface heating may result in reduced instability, and thus an overall reduction in both coverage and intensity of showers and storms today. Radar and satellite trends will be closely monitored throughout the day, as any significant breaks or thinning in the cloud cover will result in rapid development of showers and storms along local sea and lake breeze boundaries.
