First Alert Weather: Very warm Friday before a windy and much cooler weekend

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Temperatures this morning are in the 60s under mainly clear skies. Some patchy fog is possible through sunrise, but it likely will not be as much as Thursday morning.

  • Today will be hot as afternoon highs approach 90 degrees, likely falling just short of 90. Beaches will be cooler in the low 80s.
  • Dramatically different weather arrives for the weekend behind a cold front.
  • Wind increases Saturday morning with clouds moving in. Saturday will be a gray, chilly, and windy day, especially along the beaches. Wind gusts could approach 40 mph.
  • This weekend will not be a good beach weekend, with a very high risk of rip currents and dangerous surf.
  • Aside from a few areas of drizzle, the front will pass through dry on Saturday.
  • Plenty of clouds, gusty onshore winds, and cooler than average temperatures continue for Sunday.
  • We will rebound back into the 80s with dry weather next week.
  • Extreme drought continues across our entire area, with some exceptional drought far inland (the worst category of drought).

TODAY: Patchy fog early, then sunny and very warm. HIGH: 88 (Record: 90 - 2023)

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. LOW: 61

SATURDAY: Becoming cloudy, windy, and much cooler. HIGH: 67 (falling some through the day, upper 50s/low 60s by the afternoon)

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy and windy, some late day sun. 54/73 (60s at the beaches)

MONDAY: Partly cloudy, breezy, and warmer. 54/77

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. 56/83

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. 57/84

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. 60/85

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