JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said you can expect for the First Alert Weather forecast:
- Today – Thursday – was only the 6th 80-degree Christmas on record in Jacksonville, going back to 1871.
- Near record highs – in the upper 70s to low 80s – will continue Friday through the weekend into Monday under mostly to partly sunny skies. Overnight lows will only fall into the 50s.
- A cold front finally arrives late Monday with some clouds & a few brief showers. Rainfall will not be significant, but the temperature drop will be, with highs only in the 50s Tuesday & Wednesday before returning to the 60s for New Year’s Day. Some inland frost will occur early Wed. & early Thu.
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First Alert 7-day Forecast:
- TONIGHT: Mostly clear with some fog later. Low: 53
- FRIDAY: Becoming mostly sunny & warm. High: 80 (record=83/2015)
- FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Low: 53
- SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. High: 80 (record=83/2015)
- SUNDAY: Partly sunny & warm. 57/80 (record=85/2015)
- MONDAY: Breezy… morning sun… increasing afternoon clouds with a brief shower in some spots. 59/81 (record=83/2015)
- TUESDAY: Partly cloudy, windy & much cooler. 43/58
- WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny & chilly with some inland frost early. 35/59
- NEW YEAR’S DAY: Partly sunny/breezy/chilly. 34/66
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