First Alert Weather: Another hot and dry day

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said you can expect for the forecast:

  • Temperatures this morning are in the 60s and 70s under partly cloudy skies.
  • Today will be another hot one with highs in the upper 80s along the coast to lower and middle 90s inland.
  • A moderate risk of rip currents is in effect at our local beaches today.
  • It will be a dry day with a mix of clouds and sunshine.
  • Heat persists through the upcoming week with a gradual rise in humidity, especially by Wednesday/Thursday.
  • Isolated coverage of rain returns Wednesday/Thursday, becoming more scattered by Friday/Saturday.
  • Outside of areas of rain late week, humidity will push feels-like temperatures above 100°F.
  • Our long-term drought and associated wildfire risk continue, evidenced by the wildfire that started in Charlton County yesterday (6/6). Estimates have this fire at 100 acres this morning. Temperatures

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Tropics:

  • No active storms and no areas of concern.
  • First name this year is Arthur.

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First Alert 7-day Forecast:

  • TODAY: Partly cloudy and seasonally hot. HIGH: 89
  • TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. LOW: 71
  • MONDAY: Partly cloudy. 71/90
  • TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. 73/88
  • WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy, isolated inland shower. 70/88
  • THURSDAY: Partly cloudy, hot and humid, isolated storm. 71/92
  • FRIDAY: Partly cloudy, hot and humid, a few storms. 72/92
  • SATURDAY: Partly cloudy, hot and humid, a few storms. 73/91

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