First Alert Weather: Weather pattern turns drier and cooler

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The First Alert Weather Team is tracking drier and cooler weather.

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Here’s what you can expect:

• A few showers are pushing through the Jax Metro this evening
• Heavy rain hasn’t been widespread but some in Duval/St. Johns have received more than a half inch
• Besides an isolated spotty shower lingering tonight, most spots stay dry overnight
• Veterans Day looks gradually more sunny through the day
• There may still be a brief shower
• Two cold fronts take aim for the local area this week
• The first one moves in Tuesday into Wednesday, temps don’t drop a lot
• The second one moves in Thursday into Friday, there may be some showers
• Then it gets noticeably cooler through the weekend
• Morning temps will be down in the 50s and 40s
• Sunny skies & quiet weather hold through the weekend

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In the tropics, Rafael is a post-tropical cyclone – Rafael is basically done. There are no other areas of concern.

Here’s a look at your 7-day forecast:

TONIGHT: Brief Shower, Partly Cloudy. Low: 69

VETERANS DAY: Partly to Mostly Sunny & Warm. High 84 (Record: 87 – 1986)

TUE: Partly Sunny. 66/80

WED: Partly Cloudy & Breezy. 64/78

THU: Partly Cloudy, Isolated Shower. 61/78

FRI: Mostly Sunny. 58/74

SAT: Sunny & A Touch Cool! 52/76

SUN: Sunny! 50/78

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