Today

ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida residents are waking up to mild temperatures in the 60s Friday morning, but a cold front is set to bring significant weather changes by the afternoon and into the weekend.

Isolated showers are expected early in the day, with rain chances increasing by 1 to 2 p.m. 

Scattered showers, some with thunderstorms, are forecast to develop along and southeast of the I-4 corridor. 

Rainfall intensity and coverage will taper off after sunset.

Looking ahead

Looking ahead, cooler air will settle in for the weekend and early next week. 

Highs are expected to drop into the mid to upper 60s, while overnight lows will dip into the 40s and 50s. 

Tuesday has been designated a Weather Impact Day due to early morning temperatures near freezing in some parts of the region.

A gradual warm-up is anticipated by the middle of next week, with milder conditions returning to Central Florida.

Associated Press

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (2-5) at Florida Atlantic Owls (4-4)

Boca Raton, Florida; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: FGCU travels to Florida Atlantic looking to end its three-game road skid.

The Owls have gone 1-0 at home. Florida Atlantic leads the AAC averaging 86.6 points and is shooting 47.4%.

The Eagles are 0-3 on the road. FGCU gives up 64.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.7 points per game.

Florida Atlantic averages 10.1 made 3-pointers per game, 3.7 more made shots than the 6.4 per game FGCU allows. FGCU averages 61.4 points per game, 16.4 fewer points than the 77.8 Florida Atlantic allows to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: KyKy Tandy averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, scoring 10.4 points while shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc.

Dallion Johnson is shooting 38.4% and averaging 12.9 points for the Eagles.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Associated Press

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. scored 21 points and Alijah Martin added 16 as No. 18 Florida beat Wake Forest 75-58 in the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday.

Florida (7-0) opened the second half with a 10-0 run to add to its 32-28 halftime lead. Cayton scored six points in the first half and 15 in the second half.

The Gators trailed by as many as nine points in the first half before going on a 12-2 run and taking a 23-22 lead with 4:46 remaining in the half. Florida’s charge was led by Will Richard, who had 10 points in the half and finished with 14.

Wake Forest fell to 6-2.

Takeaways

Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons started the game strong and led by as many as nine points in the first half. Hunter Sallis and Cameron Hildreth each had 15 points to lead the way.

Florida: After a slow start, the Gators stormed back in a team effort victory. Florida had four players score in double digits.

Key moment

Off a Wake Forest turnover, Florida guard Will Richard drove the lane in transition and scored on a layup to give the Gators a 23-22 lead after trailing by as many as nine points.

Key stat

Florida shot 35% from the field in the first half and 44% in the second. For the game, the Gators attempted 27 free throws, compared to Wake Forest’s 15 attempts.

Up next

The Gators will face Wichita State in final of the ESPN Events Invitational on Friday.

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