JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Scattered showers and storms will be possible for the rest of the day as a front pushes across our area. Any rainfall would be beneficial with the ongoing fires and drought.
Temperatures will drop into the 60s overnight with a mostly cloudy sky.
We will dry on Monday and Tuesday as another area of high pressure will move in behind the front. Temperatures on Monday will be in the 70s and 80s, low to mid 80s on Tuesday.
It will be breezy behind the front with winds gusting up to 30 mph at times.
Exercise extreme caution if you are outdoors and make sure to follow any burn ban in place as the fire weather threat is high due to the dry ground, low humidity and the breeze.
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 week thanks to an approaching front, but coverage will only be around 40%. 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.
The good news is that the dry pattern may change as we head into the end of April. Our area is highlighted in seeing a higher probability of above normal rainfall.
TONIGHT: Partly Cloudy. Breezy. Low 65.
MONDAY: Mostly Cloudy. Breezy. High 76, Low 64.
TUESDAY: Mostly Sunny. High 85, Low 65.
WEDNESDAY: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Mainly Dry. High 90, Low 68.
THURSDAY: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Scattered Rain & Storms. High 86, Low 65.