Scattered storms pass through Central Florida

Update:

Scattered storms will pass through Orlando early and mid-afternoon, shifting west of Orlando for the afternoon drive.

A few additional showers may form in certain spots for the afternoon drive, although the trend is for rain to taper late afternoon.

Tuesday,  a morning shower is possible, although most areas will be quiet.

Tuesday midday afternoon will bring a few more quiet storms.

Daily rains are forecast to become more widespread by the end of the week.

Tropics are still quiet for the next week, but development is expected to pick back up in 2 to 3 weeks from now.

The next storm’s name is Francine, when that sixth named storm of the year does form.

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Earlier story:

Central Florida will have another hot and stormy day on Monday.

We will have a chance of seeing a coastal shower Monday morning before rain chances increase for the inland counties this afternoon.

Our area will have a 50% chance of seeing scattered showers and storms on Monday.

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Highs will be near 90 degrees before the afternoon storms start popping up.

This summer storm pattern will continue for the rest of the week.

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

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