Morning heat to fuel afternoon storms in Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida will be hot and steamy on Thursday.

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Our area will see highs in the mid-90s Thursday afternoon.

The heat index, or feels-like temperature, will be around 100 to 104 degrees.

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In addition to the heat, storm chances will be picking up.

Central Florida will have a 50% chance of seeing rain and storms in the afternoon and evening.

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The chance of rain will be elevated throughout the week and the weekend.

Channel 9 meteorologists are also monitoring the tropics that are thankfully quiet.

Follow our Severe Weather team on X for live updates:

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

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