The Brief It's growing increasingly likely that heavy rain will impact our coastal counties this weekend and into early parts of next week. Heavy rain and scattered storms are expected to kick off Friday across Central Florida, and this weather pattern is expected to continue through the weekend, bringing the potential for localized flooding. This is a trend that will continue for the rest of the day with more rounds of showers and pockets of heavy rain moving on shore. It's growing increasingly likely that heavy rain will impact our coastal counties this weekend and into early parts of next week. If this happens, it will only help to increase our potential for heavy rain.