So the good news for most of Florida and especially the Disney parks is that with each model run (as the trend has been for the past couple of days), Irene’s official track shifts east. That said the storm will at the very least cause quite a marine disturbance. Regardless winds will begin to pick up Wednesday night as the storm churns and potentially continues to gather strength. If you are reading this and live anywhere along the SE coast – do not let your guard down as the storm looks to have a significant impact somewhere along the east coast (with the Carolina’s in the cross hairs as of this writing).
In the short term – more of the same old same old for Central Florida. Temperatures will once again top out in the mid 90s with about a 40 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms. As I always say – it’s not a matter of if it will rain this afternoon, it is a matter of where – and moving just a few miles makes all the difference. Heat indexes will once again be in the triple digits though thanks to some cloud cover temperatures will drop as we go through the next couple of days. Thursday looks to be the rainiest of the days provided Irene doesn’t shift back towards the East.
As far as Irene goes I wouldn’t completely let your guard down in Florida – because as we’ve seen many times – storm tracks can change – and preparation is truly the best way to keep you and your family safe.