Orlando is posting the highest temperature in the state Wednesday at 95°F, but Jacksonville is set to surpass it dramatically Thursday with a forecast high of 101°F, according to National Weather Service data — a 27-degree spread between Jacksonville’s projected high and its 74°F overnight low that day.
In Tampa, Wednesday’s 91°F high under clear skies carries only a 12% rain chance, but that figure climbs to 27% Thursday as clouds move in with a 94°F high and winds gusting to 9 mph. Orlando holds at 95°F Thursday with a 40% rain chance and 6.1mm of projected precipitation. Jacksonville sits at 93°F Wednesday with 0% rain chance and humidity at 52%, the lowest of any city in the dataset. Miami reaches 90°F Wednesday with just a 4% rain chance, 67% humidity, and winds up to 12 mph.
By Friday, Orlando surges to 98°F with gusts reaching 24 mph and a 23% rain chance. Tampa pulls back slightly to 93°F Friday before rebounding to 94°F Saturday, when 10.0mm of precipitation is possible at a 37% chance. Tampa’s Sunday rain chance explodes to 85% with 12.0mm forecast. Miami’s Friday low climbs to 85°F with a 24% rain chance, and Saturday brings a 52% rain chance with winds gusting to 23 mph. Orlando drops to 89°F by Monday with a 67% rain chance and 3.7mm of precipitation expected.