ORLANDO, Fla. — Thunderstorms were bringing lightning and heavy downpours to the Orlando area Monday afternoon.

The storms will move east across Central Florida over the next several hours.

“By the end of the afternoon, a lot of the storm activity will move into coastal areas before moving offshore and tapering for the evening,” meteorologist George Waldenberger said. “(The) main threats will be lightning and localized downpours, with some isolated minor street flooding possible.”

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Temperatures are forecast to drop to the mid 70s Monday evening.

The afternoon storms will continue Tuesday.

Elsewhere, a tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic should further develop.

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“Within the next couple days, the next tropical depression or storm is likely to form out of this,” Waldenberger said. “It’s something we’ll keep an eye on through the end of the week to see how organized it can become and where it will head.”

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Rain chances continue this week as Florida heats up Afternoon rain chances will stick around over the next 5 days with high temperatures to hit the low 90s for most of Central Florida.

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