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FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Clear skies and pleasant afternoons this week

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Clear and comfortable weather on Monday evening.

Notes from the First Alert Weather Team:

  • Clear and dry evening with temperatures dipping into the 60s after sunset
  • 50s inland in the morning and 60s along the coast and St. Johns River
  • Highs in the lower to mid 80s on Tuesday ahead of a cold front that arrives on Wednesday morning.
  • Eventual highs in the mid to upper 70s by Thursday, but still dry.

TROPICS:

  • Invest 98L in the Caribbean is close to becoming a tropical depression or storm. The next name is Melissa.
  • The system will move westward over the next few days while slowing down. 
  • Long-range forecasts are still uncertain on when the system makes a sharp turn to the north, but it is expected to at some point.
  • Warm water and less shear in the central/western Caribbean could promote strengthening into a hurricane. 
  • This poses no threat to Florida or Georgia.

First Alert Weather 7-day forecast:

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable. LOW: 57

TUESDAY: Sunny and warm. High: 86

WEDNESDAY: Sunny. 61/82

THURSDAY: Cool morning, sunny and nice. 52/76

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. 56/80

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. 62/80

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy, isolated shower. 65/80

MONDAY: Partly cloudy, a few showers. 63/80

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