{"id":173541,"date":"2026-03-01T04:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T04:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173541\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T04:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T04:39:12","slug":"rain-in-the-forecast-but-not-enough-to-quench-the-extreme-drought-in-northeast-florida-southeast-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173541\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain in the forecast, but not enough to quench the extreme drought in Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  \u2013 Rain is in the forecast today for Southeast Georgia before moving into Northeast Florida later this afternoon\/early evening. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The soaking originally hoped for has tapered off, but we still need the rain. There\u2019s a chance of isolated thunderstorms as temperatures near 80 on Friday. Gusty conditions up can\u2019t be ruled out as the system moves through our area.<\/p>\n<p>Lawn Cast<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Northeast Florida rain will last through early Saturday morning, and temperatures will settle in the lower 70s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Either way, conditions remain dry, and there isn\u2019t much rain in the forecast beyond Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Futurecast<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The drought conditions continue with little relief in sight. This is the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/media\/jax\/DGT\/DGT_JAX.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/media\/jax\/DGT\/DGT_JAX.txt\"> largest coverage of extreme drought since 2000<\/a>. 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