Jacksonville residents might want to keep an umbrella handy over the next week, with the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasting a pattern of showers and thunderstorms intermittently hitting the area. According to an update from the NWS Jacksonville, FL, there’s a mixed bag of sunny skies and potential wet weather on the horizon. Today’s slight chance of afternoon showers ushers in this unpredictable streak, with the mercury expected to climb near 93 degrees amid calm southeastern breezes.
Precipitation probabilities ebb and flow through the evenings with tonight showing a mere 10% chance of rain, easing residents into a pattern of part sunny, part stormy conditions that seem to be the norm for this week’s forecast. Thursday ramps up to a 40% chance of afternoon storms; meanwhile, Friday suggests showers are likely, with a possible thunderstorm post 2 pm making it sensible to plan indoor activities, the humidity ever clinging like a second skin making it all but a necessity to seek solace in climate-controlled havens.
The weekend doesn’t promise much of a reprieve, as it too is riddled with shower chances and possible thunderstorms according to the NWS forecast, with Saturday hovering at a 50% chance of rainfall. The skies may clear at times, but residents will likely be playing a game of chance with any outdoor plans they hope to keep dry. Come Sunday, the sun makes an encore but shares the stage with a 40% chance of storms, ensuring that the umbrella becomes as much an accessory as sunglasses in this Florida town…