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Orlando weather: Heat advisory 3 degrees from 100

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Published  May 5, 2026 6:04am EDT
Weather Forecast
FOX 35 Orlando
Orlando PM weather forecast: Temps in the high 90s

Orlando PM weather forecast: Temps in the high 90s

Central Florida is gearing up for temperatures in the upper 90s in the latter half of this week.  Weather patterns show it's getting hotter, sooner. Temperatures we typically see in June we'll now experience this week.  Here's what the forecast looks like as temperatures near the 100-degree mark. 

The Brief

    • Central Florida is bracing for an intense heat wave as a "heat dome" of high pressure migrates from Mexico, pushing temperatures toward the 100-degree mark by Thursday, May 7.
    • These forecasted highs, including a predicted 97 degrees in Orlando, are arriving a full month earlier than usual and threaten to break a long-standing heat record set in 1922.
    • While coastal areas like Melbourne and Daytona Beach will remain slightly cooler in the mid-90s, inland cities will experience hot conditions caused by compressing air trapped beneath the atmospheric high-pressure system.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Central Florida is gearing up for temperatures in the upper 90s in the latter half of this week. 

Weather patterns show it's getting hotter, sooner. Temperatures we typically see in June we'll now experience this week. 

Here's what the forecast looks like as temperatures near the 100-degree mark. 

3 degrees away from 100

On Thursday, May 7, temperatures are expected to be near 100 degrees throughout Central Florida. Areas on the coast – New Smyrna, Titusville, Melbourne – will be cooler. 

  • Palm Coast: 94 degrees
  • Daytona Beach: 94 degrees
  • New Smyrna: 93 degrees
  • Sanford: 97 degrees
  • Leesburg: 96 degrees
  • Orlando: 97 degrees
  • Kissimmee: 97 degrees
  • St. Cloud: 97 degrees
  • Winter Haven: 97 degrees

Could Orlando beat a heat record set in 1922? 

Thursday's weather is forecasted to be 97 degrees, nearing the heat record for April 7 set in 1922 at 98 degrees. 

Why is it getting hotter, sooner? 

Most temperatures at 96 degrees or hotter are typically seen around June 6. 

FOX 35's Noah Bergren explained why we're experiencing temperatures above 96 degrees about a month before expected. The answer: high pressure. 

The air is compressing, Bergren explained. 

Beneath high pressure in the atmosphere, the air is compressing, causing it to heat up, he said. This phenomenon is referred to as a "heat dome." 

The heat dome is coming from Mexico, then sliding across the gulf, to where it will be in Central Florida by Thursday. 

Tuesday, May 5 weather

By 5 p.m., temperatures range from the low to mid 80s. 

  • Ocala: 85 degrees
  • Orlando: 84 degrees
  • Tampa: 85 degrees
  • Melbourne: 80 degrees

Wednesday, May 6 weather

  • 6 a.m. – 71 degrees, cloudy
  • 9 a.m. – 77 degrees, sunny
  • Noon – 88 degrees, sunny

The Source: Information in this story was gathered from FOX 35's Noah Bergren. 

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