Drought and fire risk persist<\/p>\n
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 We\u2019ve got to talk about what\u2019s going on around Jacksonville right now. When I checked the Exact Track 4D radar and drought monitor, things are looking extremely dry across our area. In fact, we\u2019re dealing with an extreme to exceptional drought, and that includes over Lake City where conditions are truly serious. There\u2019s really nowhere to go from exceptional drought except down in severity, and unfortunately that\u2019s not expected anytime soon.<\/p>\n
This dry stretch has me worried about fire danger, too. We\u2019re picking up a lot of hot spots on radar\u2014those show where a fire could be likely or may already be burning. While I haven\u2019t seen any appreciable smoke in the area right now, the potential is real, so it\u2019s something I\u2019ll be watching closely.<\/p>\n
Sunny, warm days in the forecast<\/p>\n
The good news? It\u2019s warm out, and if you\u2019re like me, you\u2019re excited for these beach days! My updated forecast puts us in the upper 70s and low 80s, with lots of sunshine. Jacksonville, you\u2019re sitting at 77 degrees and it feels even warmer with a light breeze out there.<\/p>\n
As for tonight, expect it to cool down to about 62 degrees\u2014nice and comfortable if you\u2019re out and about later in the day. I\u2019m seeing a tiny chance of showers, mainly off The Gulf and out west toward places like Waycross and Lake City. Honestly, those showers are expected to be short-lived and not make much of a dent for us.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, those warm temps hold steady. We could see some areas make it to the low 80s through the weekend, with a slight dip back to the 70s by next Monday\u2014but as always, I\u2019ll keep you updated since the forecast can change.<\/p>\n
Enjoy the outdoors\u2014safely!<\/p>\n
Days like these are why we love living in Jacksonville. Beaches are busy, and it\u2019s the perfect time to enjoy some sun. If you\u2019re headed out, don\u2019t forget your sunscreen and stay hydrated, especially if you\u2019re spending hours outside. The kids are coming home to 79 degrees this afternoon with clear, sunny skies for all those after-school plans.<\/p>\n
Just a reminder\u2014as nice as it is, the fire risk means you need to be cautious with anything that could spark outdoors. And if you have a great weather shot from your backyard or favorite beach spot, I\u2019d love to see it! Share your photos with SnapJAX at https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/snapjax\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drought and fire risk persist JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 We\u2019ve got to talk about what\u2019s going on around Jacksonville…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213352,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[57860,525,8268,14009,36186,508,116,2130,118,117,2607,8266],"class_list":{"0":"post-213351","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-7-day-forecast","9":"tag-drought","10":"tag-exact-track-4d","11":"tag-fire-danger","12":"tag-fire-risk","13":"tag-forecast","14":"tag-jacksonville","15":"tag-jacksonville-beach","16":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","17":"tag-jacksonville-news","18":"tag-jacksonville-weather","19":"tag-the-weather-authority"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213351","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=213351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}