Ernesto brings rare drop in humidity to Central Florida

Ernesto brings rare drop in humidity to Central Florida It takes a hurricane like Ernesto, but we're cranking through a rare August front that will drop our humidity and our rain chances into the weekend. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)

By Tom Terry and Brittany Caldwell

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists continue to monitor the tropics as Ernesto churns as a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Chief Meteorologist Tom Terry said it takes a hurricane like Ernesto, but we’re cranking through a rare August front that will drop our humidity and rain chances into the weekend.

We’ll also knock off most of our added heat index for a few afternoons.

Ernesto is headed for a rendezvous with Bermuda early Saturday, where hurricane impacts are being prepared.

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Ernesto brings rare drop in humidity to Central Florida It takes a hurricane like Ernesto, but we're cranking through a rare August front that will drop our humidity and our rain chances into the weekend. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)

Ernesto brings rare drop in humidity to Central Florida It takes a hurricane like Ernesto, but we're cranking through a rare August front that will drop our humidity and our rain chances into the weekend. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)

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