The summer pattern continues. Too hot, too soon.
Summer starts a week from Sunday, which is also Father’s day, and yet the heat is already here. The current Feels Like temperatures are hovering around 95-104 degrees as the thermometer reads 96 in Jacksonville. The heat and humidity will bring increasing Feels Like temperatures this weekend with heat indices reaching 105-108 degrees. Heat Advisories will be possible on Saturday.
Scattered showers with thunderstorms have developed over southeast Georgia as the sea breeze showers and storms over northeast Florida are getting a slower start. Showers with thunderstorms, some locally heavy will linger through around 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
This weekend, showers and storms will increase in coverage both Saturday and Sunday. Locally heavy rain, gusty wind and lightning will be the main hazards. The activity will follow the normal pattern, developing after noon and continuing through around 10 p.m.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms through around 10 p.m. Mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with light patchy fog.
Saturday: Hot and steamy! Possible heat advisories. Mostly clear early then becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms, 50-70 percent for NE FL, 30-50 percent for SE GA. Morning lows in the 70s. Afternoon highs in the 80s along the beaches, 90s inland. Feels Like temperatures 105-108 degrees. Wind: SW 10-15 mph.
Sunday: The heat continues with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Feels Like temperatures 100-105. Lows in the 70s. Highs in the 80s along the beaches, inland areas in the low to mid 90s. Rain chances 50-70 percent for NE FL, 50-60 percent for SE GA. Wind: SW 5-10 mph.
Looking ahead: The unsettled pattern continues next week. Daily rounds of showers and thunderstorms are on the way. This is great news as our drought conditions have improved.
Tropics: We are watching an area in the southern Gulf where a broad area of low pressure has developed and will move over Mexico on Saturday. The area of low pressure could bring increasing rain chances to Texas next week.
Sunrise: 6:24 p.m.
Sunset: 8:30 p.m.