Rain and storms stick around
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hey there—Meteorologist Katie Garner with News4JAX and The Weather Authority, here with your latest update. If you’re looking outside and seeing rain, you’re not alone. Today is shaping up as our wettest day of the week, and the Exact Track 4D radar is lighting up with activity across Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Brunswick, and Waycross.
Cloudy skies and rain showers kicked off the morning in Riverside, and you can expect more rounds of rain through the day. Temperatures are hanging out in the upper 60s to low 70s, and this pattern is expected to continue. After noon, heavier rain is forecast to move in, spreading across even more of our area as we look toward the evening hours.
If you’ve got little ones heading to school, the raincoats will definitely come in handy for both the morning and afternoon pickups.
Storm hazards: wind and lightning
It’s not just the rain you need to watch for. The storms rolling through are packing gusty winds in the teens, 20s, and even up to the low 30s at times this morning. That’s strong enough that we have to be mindful of power lines and tree branches, especially as the wind picks up within thunderstorms…