Florida’s First Coast starts mild and humid, with low clouds sliding over Jacksonville and a damp breeze drifting in from the south. The air sits at 61 degrees this morning, and the sky looks unsettled. If you’re heading along I-95 or I-295, roads remain dry for now, but changes build by afternoon.
According to the National Weather Service in Jacksonville, showers become likely after 2 p.m. as a front pushes across the Southeast. Rain chances climb to 70 percent before evening. Winds shift from southwest to northwest late today, with gusts reaching 18 mph. Most rainfall totals stay under a quarter inch, but brief heavier pockets could reduce visibility.
Expect steady clouds through midday before scattered showers develop. Keep an umbrella in the car and allow extra time for the evening commute. Conditions improve late tonight as rain tapers off before 8 p.m., with lows settling near 58 degrees.
Saturday stays mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and a cooler high near 68. By Sunday, sunshine returns and highs rebound to 72. Early March looks brighter, with mid-70s Monday and mainly dry weather through midweek.
Long-range guidance signals above-normal temperatures into next week. Spring warmth builds across northeast Florida, with more 70s and even low 80s possible by late week.
Five Day Outlook for Jacksonville, Florida:
Today: Showers likely after 2 p.m., high 79
Saturday: Chance of showers, high 68
Sunday: Sunny, high 72
Monday: Mostly sunny, high 74
Tuesday: Slight chance of showers after 1 p.m., high 72
