Jacksonville weather stays unsettled today as warm, humid air fuels scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms across the area, with the storms most likely to grow and spread farther inland as the west coast sea breeze develops. A few of those storms could still become strong, and forecasters say the main threats are gusty, damaging winds and hail.
The Storm Prediction Center has parts of the area under a marginal risk, level 1 out of 5, for isolated severe storms. That means the severe threat is limited, but not zero, and the highest coverage of storms looks to be away from the coast as the day goes on.
The setup is being driven by a stalled boundary over central Florida and another front moving into northern Florida, keeping the weather pattern unsettled for the next couple of days. Rain chances ease temporarily overnight, but Tuesday brings another round of active weather as the next front sinks farther south and shower and storm coverage increases again during the afternoon.
Moisture lingers into Wednesday, so scattered rain and storms stay in the forecast even as the pattern begins to change. Clouds and rain will keep highs closer to normal through Wednesday, but by Thursday drier air starts to move in, lowering rain chances for the end of the week and allowing temperatures to climb again.
For now, the most important detail is simple: the wettest stretch is not over after today. The threat fades for a time tonight, then builds back on Tuesday and lingers into Wednesday before Thursday finally brings a break and a return to warmer conditions.
