First Alert Weather: Morning coastal showers shift inland by the afternoon

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This morning is partly cloudy and mild with temperatures in the 70s.

  • A few showers over the Atlantic will come onshore this morning bringing a few heavy downpours to our coastal counties.
  • By the afternoon, any rain will be moving well inland past Highway 301 and toward I-75 where there could be additional rounds of heavy rain, frequent lightning, and gusty winds.
  • A lot of dry hours for the I-95 corridor this afternoon.
  • The weather pattern is similar through much of this week with a few coastal showers in the morning, with inland storms in the afternoon.
  • Onshore winds will maintain an elevated rip current risk at our local beaches this week.
  • Temperatures each afternoon will be in the 80s along the beaches and low to middle 90s inland.
  • 96 days in Jacksonville at/above 90° this year puts us in 12th place on the list of years with most 90° days. 2026 will rise into the “Top 10” this week.

TROPICS:

TODAY: A few morning coastal showers, a few inland afternoon storms. HIGH: 91

  • No threats to our local area.
  • Invest 97L offshore Louisiana will likely become a tropical depression or tropical storm today. It will move inland over eastern Texas or western Louisiana by tomorrow evening.
  • Small and compact systems such as this can strengthen (and weaken) quickly.
  • Hurricane hunters are scheduled to fly into this system this morning.
  • The next name is Edouard.
  • The remnants of Dolly, now a tropical wave, are bringing beneficial rains to Puerto Rico. The moisture from this system will approach Florida later this week, but there are no indications right now of re-development.

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TONIGHT: Coastal shower later, otherwise partly cloudy. LOW: 74

TUESDAY: A few morning coastal showers, a few inland afternoon storms. 74/91

WEDNESDAY: A few morning coastal showers, a few inland afternoon storms. 74/89

THURSDAY: A few morning coastal showers, hot afternoon with a few inland storms. 74/93

FRIDAY: A few morning coastal showers, hot afternoon with a few inland storms. 74/93

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy and hot, isolated inland storms. 74/93

SUNDAY: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. 74/90

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