Orlando weather: Halloween stays mostly dry before heavy rain moves in

Happy Halloween, Central Florida! The gusty onshore breeze and rough beach conditions are still hanging on as we kick off the weekend. The stronger easterly wind continues to come in from the Atlantic with high pressure anchored to our north. While this setup keeps a few showers around, drier mid-level air looks to hold strong enough to give us a mainly dry evening for trick-or-treaters.MOSTLY DRY FOR HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES, SOAKING RAIN AT TIMES SUNDAYThe north-east to east wind will stay breezy today, blowing at 10–15 mph with coastal gusts up to 20–25 mph. Trapped low-level moisture will push a few fast-moving Atlantic showers onshore, keeping rain chances around 30%. Most neighborhood trick-or-treating should stay dry, but don't get too used to it. A significant surge of tropical moisture and an upper-level disturbance will swing in from the west on Sunday, driving rain chances up to 80%. Expect widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms across the peninsula Sunday into Monday, p