Orlando is forecast to spike to 96°F on Saturday while Tampa faces an 89% rain chance Friday, marking the most dramatic weather contrasts across the state this week, according to National Weather Service data. Orlando’s 18-point swing between its Saturday high of 96°F and Friday’s low of 74°F stands as the widest temperature spread in the dataset.
In Miami, Thursday’s high reaches 89°F with a low of 79°F, 70% humidity, winds up to 14 mph, and only a 33% rain chance with 1.1mm of precipitation. Tampa matches Miami’s 89°F high Thursday but carries just 29% rain probability and 71% humidity, with lighter winds of 7 mph gusting to 10 mph and 3.2mm of precipitation. Orlando tops Thursday’s city highs at 86°F with a low of 78°F, 77% humidity, winds gusting to 18 mph, a 45% rain chance, and 5.4mm of precipitation. Jacksonville sits at 88°F Thursday under mostly cloudy skies with only an 8% rain chance, 66% humidity, and winds gusting to 15 mph.
Friday brings Orlando to 90°F with gusts hitting 22 mph and a 74% rain chance producing 13.2mm of precipitation, while Jacksonville drops to 81°F with a 40% rain chance and 7.2mm of precipitation. Tampa’s Friday rain chance of 89% yields 7.2mm before skies clear Saturday, pushing Tampa’s high to 91°F with rain odds collapsing to just 8%. Orlando then climbs further to 96°F Saturday with a 35% rain chance, before Jacksonville rebounds to 96°F that same day.