Orlando AM Weather Forecast: Chilly temperatures on the way

Talk to Brooks Garner about this a little bit, though, because I think sometimes when we show the devastation of the flood in Brevard County, we want to mention that the type of flooding we're going to see in that Seminole Volusia area is going to be very different. Yes. So we had 24 inches of rainfall within 8 to 12 hours, right? So there was massive rising waters in Southern Brevard that flooded homes, and it was several feet deep in some homes. All that water's going up to the St. John's, but in doing so, it's a very slow process. And so we're only going to see water levels rising a few inches. And there will be a few homes where the water threatens the homes, but even if it was to to flood the homes, which it's only going to be in a couple of sections, maybe. Like, it's not as acute. It wouldn't be really, really deep. And these would be areas that have flooded several times in the last five years between Hurricane Ian and Milton. But those were catastrophic as far as the regional rainfall, especially with Ian, with the river up at a major level for weeks on end. This will be noticeable, but it's not going to be like in Ian. It's difficult to impart the communication with river flooding. Because there are so many river basins, so many neighborhoods, so many different... Elements in each section of the St. Johns River is going to have different impacts. But let me break it down for you. In Astor right now, we're at about minor flood stage. This is the latest as of this morning, according to the National Weather Service. It's expected to rise to moderate flood stage. There could be some medium impacts with some of the roads getting inundated, the access roads to people's homes. In DeLand, it's just below minor flood stage right now with low impacts. In Sanford, it's also just below now minor flood stage. So it's actually improved a little bit compared to yesterday when it was at minor flood stage. With low impacts, but it's potential that it's going to rise into the minor flood stage. Watch out for Seminole Boulevard for some splash over in Sanford. Lake Harney right now seems to be most affected with moderate flood stage and medium impacts. Some of the water coming up onto roads and even now into driveways. A lot of the homes there along Lake Harney in Geneva are elevated, but some are. Not, and so that would be where we see maybe a little bit of rising water there, but it wouldn't be feet of water, it would be several inches of water. I'm going to break it down for you for the detail coming up, but the big weather story beyond what's going to be going on for the next several weeks, if not more than a month with the rise in river levels, is going to be the cold front coming in for... For later this week, so overnight between 12:30 AM and 2:30 AM, we had some downpours drifting through central Brevard County, especially over Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, the city of and now out to sea. So if you're looking toward the east, you may see some lightning. Otherwise, we got some showers developing across the Big Bend in North Florida and also over the Gulf. So I'm expecting some sprinkles to develop or some showers as we get into later this morning across north central Florida from Ocala to Palm Coast, otherwise dry in Orlando. But this afternoon, there will be some isolated thunderstorms. But Everything has to come together just right for these to form. They may not happen, but if they do, any storms that form could have hail, lightning, and damaging wind gusts. About a 30% to 40% chance for rain today. Will it impact Veterans Day parades and events? Statistically, it's not likely, but it can be ruled out for the 30% to 40% chance for rain. All right, so we've got this cold front right now in the Plains. This is what's coming our way as we head toward the end of this week. And in doing so, it's going to change everything for us. Right now, it's warm in Melbourne at 73. You can see that lightning at Port Canaveral. Did you see that flash on the horizon? Those are those thunderstorms that are located now 60 miles out to sea. It's 70 degrees now at Port Canaveral. Cold front late tomorrow. That's helping to get these thunderstorms going. Lows will be in the 40s by this weekend with highs only reaching the 60s. I mean, this is really going to be a shock to the system because right now we're at 72 in Orlando. 66 in the Villages. We've only gotten down to 60 for a low this year so far, this cold season in Orlando. So, lows in the mid-40s are going to be definitely noticeable for you Saturday morning. Well, so remember, the 11th getting out the door will go from 68 degrees at 6 to 78, 8 to 75 degrees at 10 under variably cloudy skies. And we're going to top out today 81 in Ocala and 83 degrees in St. Cloud. By Saturday morning, cooler weather rolling in. Look at this, 41 in Ocala, 47 in Orlando. These are going to be our overnight lows as you wake up Saturday morning. I don't know about you. We've got a baseball game early Saturday morning. It's going to be breezy as well. We're going to be wearing jackets. So, yes, it's a thing. This isn't like a Florida cold front. This is an actual real cold front. It's not just a matter of a wind direction shift. That rolls in. Good news, if you don't like the cold, it's not going to last forever. But what it will do is help to pave the way for another system coming in for the middle of next week. So we're going to go from 83 today to the mid-60s for highs Saturday. Lows in the 40s this weekend and then a chance for rain in the middle of next week. It's time for Snap the Sun. Let's take a look outside. This is a shot from Kevin Johnson in West Melbourne. Nice shot there of a cloud with a rainbow. Share your photos. Scan the QR code. We'll feature them here at Good Day Orlando.