newsletter
Sign up below to be added to our mailing list for the latest news updates, access to exclusive contests, and more!


Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh takes a deep dive into the day's forecast, and its impact on the next few days.
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
Tracking showers today before cold air arrives • Tracking the 40s and 50s this morning. • Mostly cloudy skies today with a few isolated AM sprinkles possible. o Most neighborhoods won't see morning rain. • A line of showers will arrive in Jacksonville between 1 and 3 pm this afternoon. o The showers will move-in to Lake City and Waycross near or just before noon. • The initial band of showers will be gone by the evening commute. o A few more showers are possible tonight south of I-10 Showers should be done in time for the AM commute on Thursday. • Highs today in the lower 60s in Jacksonville. • Overnight, we drop to the lower 40s. • Highs tomorrow are only in the lower 50s with a breezy northwest wind. • The coldest air of the season, so far, arrives Friday morning. o Widespread frost/freeze to end the week. o Temperatures will be in the 20s inland and lower 30s along the coast. o Some frost and freezing conditions will be east of the St. Johns River to just off the beach. o Freeze Watch for our entire viewing area, including the beaches, for Thursday night into Friday morning. TODAY: Mostly cloudy with a few afternoon showers. High: 62 TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, a few showers south. Low: 42 THURSDAY: Clearing & cool. Breezy. 42/53 FRIDAY: AM frost/freeze. Sunny & chilly. 25/56 SATURDAY: Inland AM frost/freeze. Mostly sunny. 30/65 SUNDAY: Morning showers. Mostly cloudy. 38/58 MLK DAY: Inland AM frost/freeze. Mostly sunny. 30/56 TUESDAY: Inland AM frost/freeze. Mostly sunny. 30/59
The National Hurricane Center gives guidance on projected forecast, status changes in the storm, and expected rainfall & storm surge totals. If you have any questions about a storm this will be where they get answered.