February heat wave through this weekend, several records could fall

Jacksonville, Fl — Each day gets warmer this week as a record-challenging February heat wave bakes NE Florida. Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh is tracking sunshine and temperatures in the low 80s this afternoon.

Humidity is still low, so the ‘feels-like’ temperatures aren’t hotter than the air temperature, and night-time lows fall into the 50s and 60s.

Wednesday is when we’ll begin to challenge record highs. The 2019 record is 87 degrees. Thursday’s record of 85 degrees was set in 1962. Buresh says the forecast high is 89.

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The all-time February high temperature is 89, set in 2020. Friday remains hot with temperatures in the upper 80s.

We fall back to the lower to mid 80s for the upcoming weekend and it stays dry.

Morning First Alert Forecast: February 21, 2023 First Alert Forecast from Meteorologist Garrett Bedenbaugh.

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