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Sunny and comfortable Friday in Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida will be sunny and comfortable on Friday.

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After a cool morning, our area will see high temperatures in the upper 70s this afternoon.

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We are seeing a drier weather pattern ahead thanks to a cold front that recently moved through Florida.

Central Florida will be partly cloudy with high temperatures near 80 degrees this weekend.

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The comfortable conditions will likely stay throughout next week.

Anyone headed to the coast Friday needs to be cautious over an elevated rip current risk Friday.

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