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Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh takes a deep dive into the day's forecast, and its impact on the next few days.
First Alert Weather Day: Widespread frost/freeze, Gradual warming trend ahead • This morning is cold! • Temperatures have dropped to the 20s inland and lower to mid 30s along the coast. • Widespread frost and freeze this AM. o Some neighborhoods along the coast will stay above freezing. • Highs today in the mid 50s • Overnight, another inland frost/freeze away from the coast. • We return to near 70 degrees in the afternoon by the end of the week. TODAY: First Alert Weather Day. Freezing start, then sunny and cool. HIGH: 56 TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly. Inland frost/freeze. LOW: 30 TUESDAY: AM Frost/Freeze. Partly sunny and cool. 30/56 WEDNESDAY: AM Inland Frost/Freeze. Partly to mostly cloudy. 35/66 THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy. 50/68 FRIDAY: Partly sunny. 48/71 SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy and mild. A few showers. 50/68 SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with a few showers. 48/59
Wx Headline: A very cold morning kicks off a prolonged stretch of Winter weather • It's the coldest morning of the winter season so far • Jacksonville has been as cold as 26 degrees as of 3 AM • Temps have been as low as 20 degrees in SE GA • Jax should rise above 32 degrees around 9-9:30 • Inland neighborhoods will remain below freezing until 10-10:30 • It's a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY through mid-morning due to the cold • It's a sunny & cool day with frost & freezing temps returning to inland spots tonight • Saturday's pretty pleasant - highs get close to 70 and there is no risk for a freeze anywhere Saturday night • A line of rain tracks across the area on Sunday • There will be some snow flurries/sleet well inland in SE Georgia Sunday morning with that line of rain • Given the current forecast, we are NOT predicting snow in Jacksonville & NE Florida • Accumulations up in SE GA look slim to none • Monday morning will be similarly cold to this morning with widespread frost & freezes • Sunday night & Monday morning will be another FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY • MLK Day features more sunshine but more cold with daytime highs only in the 50s • We're tracking additional frost & freezing temps Tuesday & Wednesday mornings TODAY: First Alert Weather Day thru mid-morning. Sunny & Chilly. High: 56 TONIGHT: Clear & Cold. Inland Frost & Freeze. Low: 36 SAT: Mostly to Partly Sunny, Pleasant. 36/68 SUN: Cloudy with Rain. Chilly. 46/52 MLK DAY: Widespread AM Frost & Freezes. Sunny & Chilly. 27/53 TUE: AM Inland Frost & Freeze. Mostly Sunny. 30/56 WED: AM Inland Frost & Freeze. Partly Sunny. 32/60 THU: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. 38/64
Chilly and breezy day before a widespread freeze tonight • 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. o 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. o Lower to mid 20s in SE Georgia o Lower to mid 20s in Inland NE Florida o 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. o 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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