Bike Week attendees in Daytona Beach experienced a brief but heavy rainstorm on Wednesday afternoon. Despite the rain, attendees remained in good spirits, with many taking shelter in bars and tents. The forecast for the remainder of Bike Week looks promising, with sunny skies and mild temperatures expected on Friday and Saturday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Over 500,000 bikers are starting to roll into the Daytona Beach area for the 84th annual Bike Week. The weeklong event officially kicks off Friday, offering a wide array of entertainment spread throughout the region.

The informal, family-friendly gathering has been an annual tradition since 1971 in Daytona's historic Midtown.

A cold front moving through the area is bringing a “marginal risk” of severe weather, which could prove dangerous to bikers enjoying Daytona Bike Week

The stretch of International Speedway Boulevard between Halifax Avenue and A1A, considered the gateway to Daytona Beach’s beachside, has undergone a two-year transformation.

Bike Week typically brings about 500,000 people to Daytona Beach and the surrounding areas each year. All of those motorcycles on the road mean a lot of messaging pushed out by local law enforcement and the Florida Department of Transportation.