First Alert Weather: Cooler temperatures and beneficial rain on the way next week

Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said you can expect for the First Alert Weather forecast:

• RIGHT NOW: It’s been a warm day across the area with temperatures climbing to the upper 80s. Only a couple of inland showers have popped up.
• TONIGHT: Only a few showers will be around this evening. Temperatures will stay in the mid 60s by sunrise tomorrow.
• A cold front will slowly move through the area late tonight into Monday. Scattered light showers will develop by Monday afternoon. It’ll be noticeably breezy and cooler on Monday with NE winds between 10-15 mph. Afternoon temperatures will only climb to the low 70s.
• It’ll be WINDY by midweek. We will also have a good chance for beneficial rain through the week. Scattered showers will be around Tuesday and Wednesday and then confined to the coast by Thursday.
• Highest rainfall totals over the week will be at the beaches, where we will see 1-3 inches. Anticipating around ¾ in. for Jacksonville and around ½ in. inland, where the drought is the worst (exceptional drought).

Rough conditions at the beaches. Especially on Wednesday with wind speeds gusting to 40 mph. Wave heights will be around 7-12 ft.