JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The First Alert Weather team is tracking a quick drop in temperatures tonight as a freeze warning goes into effect for the area.
Read: Jacksonville shelters open doors overnight ahead of freeze warning
Notes from the First Alert Weather Team:
- The Jacksonville International Airport received almost 3 inches of rain this morning - which is more than it got in November and December combined.
- Sunday is the wettest day there since September 12th, 2024.
- It’s cloudy this evening, but skies will clear as temperatures fall below freezing.
- A FREEZE WARNING is in effect for all local counties. Expect a freeze all the way to the beaches
- MLK Day is sunny & cold with a bit of a breeze
- We’ll be back near freezing Tuesday morning, and clouds will increase through the day
- Rain begins Tuesday evening, and will turn to sleet/freezing rain along & west of Hwy 301 overnight
- Tuesday night & Wednesday morning are a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY
- Precipitation appears to be mainly snow farther north in SE GA
- Sleet/Freezing rain accumulations will generally be less than a half inch. Snow accumulation will be less than 3″
- Travel could still be treacherous due to ice accumulation near the FL/GA border
- A few snow flurries may form in Western Duval County if temps are colder than expected, but Jax should mainly see just rain & mix
- It’s a cold rain for most of NE FL south of I-10 with the exception of some wintry mix inland
- Please check & recheck the First Alert Forecast over the next 24-48 hours
- Precipitation moves out fairly quickly Wednesday with temps well above freezing during the day (should help melt anything frozen)
- A few showers move in on Thursday
- It gets really cold again with widespread frost & freezes the second half of the week into the weekend
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Here’s a look at your First Alert 7-Day Forecast:
- TONIGHT: Clearing, Cold. Widespread Freeze. Low: 29
- MLK JR DAY: Partly to Mostly Sunny, Chilly. High: 48
- TUE: Cloudy, Evening Rain turning to Wintry Mix Inland. Snow in SE GA. 32/47
- WED: Wintry Mix/Rain Early, Clearing. 32/45
- THU: Partly Cloudy, A Few Showers. 33/50
- FRI: Inland Freeze, Partly Sunny. 31/53
- SAT: AM Frost/Freeze, Mostly Sunny. 27/55
- SUN: Inland Freeze, Mostly Sunny. 35/65
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