JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The rest of the day will be partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. Scattered showers and storms will continue through sunset. Heavy rain, frequent lightning and gusty wind will be likely in any storm. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and mild with temperatures near 60 degrees.
Patchy fog will develop overnight, especially for those locations that see any shower or storm.
A front will approach our area from the north on Monday and will bring our area our most widespread chance for rain that we have seen in a while.
The front will be slow-moving, which will keep the clouds and rain in the forecast through the end of the week. It will be breezy as well with a strong northeasterly wind.
The front should clear most of our area on Wednesday and Thursday, but it will remain mostly cloudy, breezy and cool with showers possible, especially along the coast.
Highs will be in the 70s on Monday with a few showers and storms. Highs on Tuesday and Wednesday will only be in the 60s to low 70s due to the clouds and a strong northeasterly wind.
This front will bring beneficial rainfall to our area, which is good news since we are in a drought. Several areas could potentially see over an inch or more of rain, especially south of Jacksonville.
Rough surf and a high risk of rip currents will be around for most of the upcoming week.
Regarding the drought, the latest drought monitor reflects the overall pattern over the past few months. Most of our area remains in an extreme drought. An exceptional drought classification has been expanded to include more of our area. As mentioned above, slight improvement can be expected with the rain in the forecast early next week.
TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy. Patchy Fog Possible. Low 62.
MONDAY: Cloudy & Breezy. Scattered Rain. High 70, Low 60.
TUESDAY: Cloudy & Breezy. Scattered Rain. High 70, Low 62.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly Cloudy & Breezy. Isolated Rain. High 71, Low 61.
THURSDAY: Mostly Cloudy & Breezy. Isolated Rain. High 73, Low 62.
FRIDAY: Sun & Clouds. Breezy. Isolated Rain. High 77, Low 62.