Forecast Details for Orlando, FL

Recent Locations: Orlando, FL

Current Alerts for Orlando, FL: Extreme Heat Watch

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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