{"id":193778,"date":"2026-03-16T17:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/193778\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:56:29","slug":"florida-weather-alert-today-severe-march-thunderstorms-and-34-mph-wind-gusts-target-jacksonville-by-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/193778\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Weather Alert Today: Severe March Thunderstorms and 34 mph Wind Gusts Target Jacksonville by Afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/countryherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SADF8A4SD94X.png\" data-caption=\"thunderstorms thunder storm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SADF8A4SD94X-696x370.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a>thunderstorms thunder storm<\/p>\n<p>-Advertisement-<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville, FL Palm trees sway lightly this morning and the air feels humid across Jacksonville. That quiet start will quickly give way to developing storms as a powerful weather system sweeps across the Southeast.<\/p>\n<p>Thunderstorms are expected to build across northeast Florida later today. Some could become strong as the afternoon unfolds. Drivers may notice dark clouds building rapidly and rain arriving in bursts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalurbanmetropolis.com\/products\/he-looks-extra-orange-lately-i-mens-premium-short-sleeve-tee?variant=51240675213610\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Photo-Mar-12-2026-3-20-05-PM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"469\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the National Weather Service in Jacksonville, showers and thunderstorms will develop before mid-afternoon and intensify through the late-day hours. Some storms could become severe. Wind gusts may reach 30 to 35 mph, and lightning will accompany heavier downpours.<\/p>\n<p>Meteorologists say the storms are tied to a powerful cold front pushing across the eastern United States. That same system is already triggering severe weather across parts of the Mid-Atlantic today.<\/p>\n<p>For Jacksonville, storms may briefly reduce visibility along I-95, I-295, and U.S. 1 as heavy rain moves across the city. Wet pavement and sudden wind gusts could slow traffic during the evening commute.<\/p>\n<p>Residents should secure loose outdoor items and monitor local alerts. Lightning remains one of the biggest hazards with fast-moving spring storms.<\/p>\n<p>Conditions improve quickly once the front passes. Cooler and drier air spreads into northeast Florida Tuesday, bringing sunshine and noticeably lower temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>Highs will only reach around 57\u00b0F Tuesday, a sharp drop after today\u2019s warmth near 80\u00b0F. The cooler stretch continues into Wednesday with highs near 62\u00b0F under mostly sunny skies.<\/p>\n<p>Warmer spring air gradually returns later in the week. Temperatures climb into the upper 60s Thursday and mid-70s by Friday, hinting at a much warmer pattern building across Florida.<\/p>\n<p>For now, keep umbrellas handy and plan extra travel time if storms develop quickly across Jacksonville later today.<\/p>\n<p>Five Day Outlook for Jacksonville, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high near 57\u00b0F<br \/>Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, low near 41\u00b0F<br \/>Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high near 62\u00b0F<br \/>Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, low near 47\u00b0F<br \/>Thursday: Sunny, high near 68\u00b0F<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countryherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/newspaper-rec728.jpg\"\/><\/a>        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"thunderstorms thunder storm -Advertisement- Jacksonville, FL Palm trees sway lightly this morning and the air feels humid across&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-193778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}