Rain and storm chances increase Thursday and into the weekend in Central Florida

Central Florida will have another stormy day on Thursday.

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Our area will have a slight chance of showers and storms Thursday morning before increasing in the afternoon.

Central Florida will have a 70% chance of seeing rain and storms Thursday afternoon.

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Some of the afternoon storm activity could be strong, with areas seeing a couple of inches of rain.

The extra rain and storms will help to keep our area slightly cooler.

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We will see highs in the low-to mid-80s Thursday afternoon.

This summer storm pattern rolls on into the weekend.

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Channel 9 meteorologists are also continuing to monitor the tropics, which are thankfully quiet.

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• Chief meteorologist Tom Terry
• Kassandra Crimi
• George Waldenberger
• Brian Shields