The National Weather Service in Jacksonville, FL, has issued a weather forecast for today with a mixed bag of conditions expected throughout the day. Jacksonville residents can anticipate a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, particularly post the 1 p.m. time frame. The blanket of dense fog, which has been curtaining the city, is predicted to lift by 10 a.m., making way for mostly cloudy skies and a high temperature approximating a warm 78 degrees. As the day progresses, winds will see a negligible shift, heralding from the southeast at a gentle pace of 5 to 7 mph.