More scattered rain and storms expected in NE FL today and through the weekend

The string of wet weather continues today as the humidity sticks around. Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh says our rainfall patterns are starting to shift and we can expect that tread to continue for the rest of the week.

“That means the potential for a few coastal showers overnight into the early morning hours, but the majority of the rain will be mid-day and afternoon showers and thunderstorms that develop inland.” Mike says.

Mike says the majority of the heaviest rain is expected to be well west if I-95 by the afternoon commute.

Mike says today, and for the rest of the week, you can expect pockets of local heavy rain which drop large amounts over a short period of time, therefore, rainfall amounts vary from neighborhood to neighborhood with the heaviest rain generally missing the beaches.

Podcast: Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh tracks increased rain chances this weekend.

As we look ahead to this weekend, Mike says a weak tropical disturbance, which is currently in the western Caribbean, will move to the north and toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Mike says landfall is expected anywhere between New Orleans and the Florida Panhandle. What that means for us is we generally stay on the eastern side of the system which will bring more tropical, moist air to Northeast Florida.

“It’s not necessarily a washout yet. We still have to fine tune the forecast, see exactly where this thing goes and what it does.” Mike says.

Mike says if you’re planning on traveling for the weekend you’ll still be able to go where you need to.

“This is not a tremendous tropical system, but there will be some heavy rainfall, there will be a rip current risk especially in the panhandle of Florida, but also on our coast.” Mike says.

Mike says there is a chance for an isolated tornado, but he doesn’t expect it to be anything widespread.