You’ll need a different route into and out of downtown Jacksonville this week as the Main Street Bridge is closed today through Saturday for a rehabilitation project. The state says the closure to all traffic, including bikes and pedestrians, is needed for the safety of crews. The work will provide critical information to support design and future construction, as well as planning for future maintenance projects.
Back to School Forecast: Heating up with a few showers/storms: This morning we are tracking a dry morning commute in Jacksonville and NE Florida for the first day of school. Highs today will be in the lower 90s with feels like temperatures at or just above 100 degrees. A few late day showers or storms are possible. There will be many dry hours today with partly sunny to partly cloudy skies. The heat builds this week with highs in the lower to mid 90s the next few days.
TROPICS: A vigorous tropical wave—deemed 97L—is moving across the far eastern Atlantic ocean. This tropical wave will likely become a tropical depression over the next day or so. There is a high chance this becomes our next named storm (Erin) and could even become the year’s first hurricane. It is far too soon to determine where this system will eventually track, given it is still more than a week away from nearing North America. August 17-22 would be the timeframe IF the storm comes near the U.S…