Orlando weather: Stormy weekend before drier weather returns to Central Florida

Central Florida will have a steamy Friday with sunshine at times, sending highs to near 90°F, as an approaching Hurricane Isaias makes landfall tonight in the western Panhandle.Rain chances are 50-70%, with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing primarily during the afternoon and early evening.A few stronger storms could produce wind gusts of 40-50 mph.Storms should move faster today, limiting the widespread flooding threat. However, localized flooding remains possible where repeated downpours affect already saturated neighborhoods.Stormy and breezy weekend aheadOur direct connection to deep Caribbean moisture continues Saturday and Sunday, with southerly winds feeding another round of afternoon and evening thunderstorms into Central Florida.Feeder bands flowing into Isaias will move over our region Sunday, making for a slightly higher chance of rain for the second-half of the weekend.Saturday will become breezy, with southeast winds increasing to 15-20 knots over nearby Atlant