First Alert Weather: Chilly and breezy day before a widespread freeze tonight

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tracking the 40s and 50s this morning.

  • A few light sprinkles for the early AM commute, then dry.
  • Highs today in the lower 50s in Jacksonville.
  • Winds will pick up out of the northwest today.
    • Gusts of 20-30 mph likely.
  • First Alert Weather Day overnight tonight/ early Friday: Clear tonight with overnight lows dropping to the coldest air of the season, so far.
    • Lower to mid 20s in SE Georgia
    • Lower to mid 20s in Inland NE Florida
    • Light freeze likely all the way to the beaches of Duval, St. Johns and Nassau counties.
  • Cover sensitive plants tonight even along the coast.
  • Highs tomorrow will be in the mid 50s under sunshine and less wind.
  • An inland frost/freeze is likely again on Saturday morning.
  • Sunday will be a chilly day with highs in the lower 50s with showers.
    • Waycross/Blackshear/Nahunta in SE Georgia may see a few sleet pellets, snow flakes/rain mix-in Sunday AM.
      • No wintry accumulations expected.

TODAY: Turning mostly sunny and breezy. Chilly. High: 53

TONIGHT: Clear skies. Widespread frost/freeze. Low: 25 (Record: 22 - 1927)

FRIDAY: AM frost/freeze. Sunny & chilly. 25/56

SATURDAY: Inland AM frost/freeze. Mostly sunny. 33/65

SUNDAY: Cloudy with showers. Chilly. 46/52

MLK DAY: Inland AM frost/freeze. Mostly sunny. 27/53

TUESDAY: Inland AM frost/freeze. Mostly sunny. 30/596

WEDNESDAY: Inland AM frost/freeze. Mostly sunny. 32/60

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