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First Alert Weather: Triple-digit heat this weekend nears record highs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said you can expect for Friday evening and the weekend ahead:

  • We are tracking a few inland moving showers early this evening, which will be west of Jacksonville for the evening commute
  • Warm and muggy evening in the 80s
  • Saturday will bring another heat advisory for all of NE Florida and SE Georgia from 11 am - 7 pm.
  • Highs on Saturday will be in the upper 90s inland and lower to mid-90s along the coast. Feels-like temperatures will be 108 - 110 degrees.
  • Most neighborhoods will remain dry as well for the weekend under mostly to partly sunny skies.
  • Triple-digit & near record heat is in the First Alert Forecast for Sunday/Monday
  • Feels like temps will soar between 110-115(+)
  • Extreme heat watches may be issued for Sunday and Monday. Conditions will likely be dangerous, in terms of the heat.
    • You may want to reschedule outdoor plans or have them outside the peak heating hours.
    • Stay hydrated! (water)
    • Check on the elderly or neighbors without A/C.
    • Don’t forget your pets outside too! (If it’s hot for you... it’s hot for them.)
  • Showers and storms return in the afternoon on Tuesday with highs only down to the mid-90s.

INTERACTIVE RADAR: Keep track of the rain as it moves through your neighborhood

Tropics

  • Low pressure in the Northern Gulf is tracking westward & away from Florida
  • This system will bring increased rain & storms to the Northern Gulf Coast
  • No other areas of concern through the weekend.

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First Alert 7-Day Forecast

  • TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low: 74
  • TOMORROW: Partly sunny and very hot. Isolated inland shower. High: 99 (Feels like: 108-110)
  • SUNDAY: Partly to mostly sunny, Very hot. 78/101 (Record: 100 - 1872)
  • MONDAY: Mostly sunny, Very hot. 78/100 (Record: 104 - 1872)
  • TUESDAY: Partly sunny, A few storms. 76/96
  • WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy, A few storms. 75/95
  • THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon storm. 76/95
  • FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. A few afternoon storms. 76/94

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