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Wednesday forecast: Keep your umbrella handy, chance of afternoon showers today

ORLANDO, Fla. — You will want to keep an umbrella handy as there is a chance of showers developing later this afternoon.

Daytime highs will be in the mid-90s across Central Florida.

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Meteorologist Brian Shields said scattered showers will lessen into the evening with lows in the mid-to-upper 70s.

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Thursday will be sunny in the morning with isolated thunderstorms developing later in the day.

Looking ahead, Friday should be partly cloudy in the morning, followed by scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.

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Matt Reeser

Matt Reeser, WFTV.com

Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.