JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Due to a combination of the dry ground, low humidity and gusty wind a Red Flag Warning (Fire Weather Warning) is in effect. This warning covers a large part of our area generally along and west of the St. Johns River.
Exercise extreme caution if you are outdoors and make sure to follow any burn ban in place as the fire weather threat is high.
Temperatures will climb into the 80s this afternoon and it will be breezy. Winds could gust up to 20 mph at times. It will be dry thanks to a large area of high pressure overhead.
Regarding rainfall, the rainfall outlook is not good news for our area. Over the next seven days, little rainfall is expected.
There’s an opportunity for some rain later this weekend thanks to an approaching front, but coverage will only be around 30%. We certainly need any rain that we can get due to the worsening drought over our area.
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.
TODAY: Sun & Clouds. Breezy. High 81, Low 55.
WEDNESDAY: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. High 82, Low 58.
THURSDAY: Sunny Sky. High 84, Low 59.
FRIDAY: Mostly Sunny. High 86 Low 61.
SATURDAY: Sun & Clouds. Mainly Dry. High 89, Low 63.
SUNDAY: Sun & Clouds. Isolated Rain & Storms. High 90, Low 64.