Tony Mainolfi

Orlando

Chief Meteorologist at WESH-TV (Orlando, FL)

Chief Meteorologist WESH-TV2/CW18-TV Orlando, FL. Dad of 2 and happily married! Links and RT's are not endorsements!

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Storms ending tonight but return Friday! June19

1 week ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

ABOUT THIS REALLY ACTIVE AFTERNOON WE’VE HAD. YEAH. YOU KNOW, AND TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE JUST AS ACTIVE TOO, BY THE WAY. YOU KNOW, THINGS WENT EARLY. THEY’RE GOING TO END EARLY. BUT RIGHT NOW THEY’RE ALONG THE COAST. I WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK TOWARDS THE INTERIOR. THAT’S A LAKE DOOR. THEY HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD RAIN JUST A SHORT TIME AGO IN PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY. NOW, JUST SOME LIGHT SHOWERS. THEY’RE FALLING APART NEAR ZELLWOOD APOPKA. DOWN INTO WINTER GARDEN AND OVER TOWARDS THE CROOKED. CAN YOU SEE?
A few cooling showers and storms but coverage goes up tomorrow!

1 week ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

14 IS A BIT YOUNG. OH YEAH. HE CAN’T WAIT. SO I DON’T KNOW. SORRY I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S IF IT’S HIM I THINK IT’S I THINK IT’S IT’S OUR FRIEND. I WASN’T GOING TO SAY THAT, BUT NOW THAT YOU’VE JUMPED ON, I’M FINE. EVERYTHING’S FINE. IT’S FINE. LET’S GET TO THE FORECAST. EVERYTHING’S FINE. WE’LL SAVE YOU, NANCY. LET’S GET BACK US RIGHT NOW AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE’VE GOT DOWN TOWARDS THE TOURIST DISTRICT RIGHT NOW. SOME CLOUDS, COUPLE OF SHOWERS POPPING UP RIGHT THERE. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, 14 DRIVING.
A few cooling evening showers and storms! June17

1 week ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

COMING TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WE NEED TO CONNECT WITH. HEY, LOOK OUTSIDE THERE. RIGHT? LOVE THAT SHOT FROM THE BEACH. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, THIS IS BEACHY WEATHER. YOU GO WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHS THROUGH THE INTERIOR 9395. RAIN CHANCES DO START TO GO BACK UP NOW. THURSDAY. FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND ON INTO SUNDAY. MORE OF THE SAME HERE. BACK TOWARDS THE COAST.
A few cooling showers and storms this week but mainly drier and hotter! June16

1 week ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

TO SEE IF THEY CAN WORK BACK OVER THAT SAME CORRIDOR. BUT PEARSON SALT SPRINGS. ASTOR, YOU GUYS ARE IN IT RIGHT NOW. THIS IS GOING TO HEAD RIGHT OVER THE LAKE THERE. CRESCENT CITY WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT THERE. A FEW OUTFLOW FROM THAT CLUSTER AND THE EAST BREEZE IS KIND OF TRIGGERING HERE. A COUPLE OF SHOWERS INTO VOLUSIA COUNTY, BUT THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BE LONG LIVED.
Heavy rain and storms to diminish this evening but more storms will return Thursday! June 11

2 weeks ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

AS PEOPLE ALWAYS MENTION IN THEIR PROFILES. I LOVE A WALK ON THE BEACH. THE FORECAST LOOKS GOOD THERE. THAT BEACH LOOKS GOOD. THE WEST COAST BEACHES SO MUCH. LET ME SHOW YOU THE QUAD BOXES. WE’LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THOSE BEACHES RIGHT NOW. AND THE INLAND AREAS YOU CAN SEE BACK TOWARDS NEW SMYRNA BEACH. WE’RE GOOD. 82. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER OVERCAST 87. HAD SOME RAIN UP IN OCALA. HAD SOME RAIN EARLIER IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. WE’RE STILL SITTING IN THE UPPER 80S THERE.
A few storms tonight, many more this week as breezes get going.

2 weeks ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

OF COURSE, LIGHTNING IS A BIG PROBLEM THIS TIME OF YEAR. JUNE, JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. THAT’S WHEN WE GET OUR MOST INJURIES AND FATALITIES. SO WE WANT YOU TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. ALL RIGHT, LET’S SWITCH GEARS FROM THAT SHOT TO THE SEVEN DAY. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE’S GOING TO BE PLENTY OF LIGHTNING STRIKES DURING THE NEXT WEEK. COMPLEMENTS OF THOSE DAILY AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE SHOWERS AND STORMS.
Sunday sizzler with a few late day cooling storms! June 8

2 weeks ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

INTO THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO JUMP UP INTO THE 90 TO 95 DEGREE RANGE. SO IF YOU’RE RUNNING ERRANDS THIS MORNING YOU’RE IN GOOD SHAPE. IF YOU’RE WORKING OUTSIDE LATER ON TODAY, YOU ARE GOING TO FEEL IT. IT IS GOING TO BE TRIPLE DIGIT. FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON. NOT BAD OUT THERE WAKING UP THIS SUNDAY MORNING. GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE ON WESH TWO. YOU CAN SEE ONE THING THAT WE ARE WATCHING.
Plenty of weekend heat with a few cooling storms! June 6

3 weeks ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

DID NOT GET THAT. OH, NO. NO, THAT COULD HAVE GONE HORRIBLY WRONG. YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. ANYWAY, THE FORECAST IS GETTING HORRIBLY HOT, IF YOU ASK ME. FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. 100 TO 103. THAT’S IT. THAT’S. YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT’S SO NICE. EARLIER IN THE WEEK. NOW YOU STEP OUTSIDE AND, YOU KNOW, TEN MINUTES LATER YOU NEED A NEW SHIRT. ALL RIGHT. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES DO COME BACK DOWN AS WE GET INTO KIND OF THE PEA SOUP. THE DAILY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS.
A few strong storms tonight but storm coverage to lower through the weekend. June 5

3 weeks ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

BE VERY GENTLE. HEY, WE’VE GOT SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NOW COMING THROUGH VOLUSIA AND LAKE COUNTY, GUYS. AND THAT IS WHAT’S SHOWING UP HERE ON OUR TOWER CAM. YOU NOTICE WHEN THAT RAIN COMES IN, THE VISIBILITY GOES UP. SO THAT’S AT LEAST HELPING TO SCOUR OUT SOME OF THAT SAHARAN DUST THAT HAS WORKED ON IN. AND THAT LINE IS GOING TO BUILD OFF TOWARDS THE EAST OUT AHEAD OF IT. WE’RE IN THE 90S AS IT’S RAINING. THE TEMPERATURES ARE FALLING BACK INTO THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR THE 80 DEGREE MARK.
Lowering rain chances as we head into the weekend! June 4

3 weeks ago | wesh.com | Tony Mainolfi

SPREAD THE HAMBLIN. I HAVE A JUICER AND I USE HAMBLIN ORANGES. MAN, IT’S FANTASTIC. ONE OF THESE DAYS I’LL BRING YOU SOME. COME ON. LIKE YOU BROUGHT ME THAT CUPCAKE LAST NIGHT. THE ONE YOU. THE ONE THAT ALMOST STARTED THE FIRE. I SAW. I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING NANCY. BUT I’M GOING TO LEAVE THAT ONE ALONE. ALL RIGHT? TWO TIME WEATHER STORIES. LINGERING SHOWERS TONIGHT. SHAKIRA, IF YOU’RE WATCHING US TONIGHT, IT’S ALL GOOD.