July starts with below average highs, light rain in Northeast Florida, cooler Southeast Georgia

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Light rain across the area this afternoon, just enough to be bothersome in spots. Not expecting severe weather with this rain blowing in from the east. The cloudy, rainy weather has dropped temperatures at the beaches to the upper 70s, while downtown is a pleasant upper 80s. With the onshore winds, a High Rip Current risk has been issued through 8 p.m.

Drier Thursday

Drier air will filter in behind the rainy weather, keeping overnight temperatures in the upper 60s in Southeast Georgia and lower 70s in Northeast Florida. Thursday won’t feel as hot, with the heat index remaining in the 95-100-degree range as temperatures stay in the low-to-mid 90s. Afternoon storms along the sea breeze front will stay mostly inland Northeast Florida; otherwise, a nice partly cloudy summer day.

Holiday Saturday will return to summer!

Looking ahead to Saturday, more widespread rain is in the forecast, with hot temperatures and strong storms possible in the late afternoon/early evening. Fireworks downtown will happen late enough in the evening that the rain will likely have passed. (check back tomorrow ;))