{"id":717980,"date":"2026-06-21T20:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/717980\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T20:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:44:10","slug":"storms-and-heat-bring-summer-hazards-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/717980\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms and heat bring summer hazards this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  \u2013 Showers and storms will be possible for the rest of the day with temperatures near 90 degrees. Heavy rain, frequent lightning and gusty wind are possible within any storm. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Tonight will be mostly cloudy and warm with temperatures in the 70s. An isolated shower or storm will be possible after sunset. <\/p>\n<p>Monday&#8217;s forecast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">We will see a mix of sun and clouds on Monday with highs in the low to mid 90s. A few isolated showers and storms will be possible. <\/p>\n<p>Isolated showers and storms will develop Monday afternoon and evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Storm coverage will be most widespread in the afternoon and evening. Heavy rain, frequent lightning and gusty winds are possible in any storm.<\/p>\n<p>Storm coverage will remain isolated through Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Coverage of storms will remain isolated on Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in mid to upper 90s. Factoring in the heat and humidity, the heat index will approach if not exceed 105 degrees. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Activity will become more widespread on Thursday with temperatures in the mid to upper 90s.<\/p>\n<p>The latest drought monitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Regarding the drought, the latest drought monitor reflects some improvement across our area. Several areas have been downgraded to a severe drought which reflects the rainfall we saw over the past week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">While we are still in a deficit, rainfall will once again lead to more improvement in the next outlook. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy. An Isolated Storm Early. Low 76.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">MONDAY: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Isolated Rain &amp; Storms. High 95, Low 77.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">TUESDAY: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Isolated Rain &amp; Storms. High 97, Low 77.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">WEDNESDAY: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Isolated Rain &amp; Storms. High 96, Low 76.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">THURSDAY: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Scattered Rain &amp; Storms. High 95, Low 75.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">FRIDAY: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Isolated Rain &amp; Storms. High 94, Low 75.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Showers and storms will be possible for the rest of the day with temperatures near&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":717981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,11315,451,3,452,453,2986],"class_list":["post-717980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-forecast","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/717981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}