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Partly sunny, breezy & hot Sat. with afternoon highs in the 90s all the way to the coast.  The record high for Sat. (May 10) in Jax is 93 set in 2003.  Looks like we'll be real close if not break the record by a degree or so.  Winds...

The heat's arrived & will stay through the weekend.  A disturbance passing north of the area could trigger an isolated t'storm Fri. -- especially over Southeast Ga.  The highest potential for widespread showers & storms still looks...

Hot!  The longest stretch of consecutive 90+ degree days in nearly 7 months is on the way.  Forecast high for Thu: 90...Fri: 92...Sat & Sun: 91.  If we indeed hit 90 four days in a row, it'll be the first time since Oct. 12-15th...

One more pleasantly warm day Wed. before a surge of summer-like heat for Thu. through the weekend with highs reaching 90 in some spots.  Increasing humidity will accompany the surge of warmth, so the sea breeze should trigger a thunderstorm or...

Quiet weather the next few days before some subtle but potentially significant changes by the end of the week & weekend.  A pretty cut-&-dry forecast through Wed. with a dry northeast wind & inland afternoon temps. in the 80s but only...

A very warm weekend on the way with afternoon highs in the 80s.  An isolated afternoon shower or storm might pop in Southeast Ga. Sat. but a somewhat better chance for widely scattered showers & storms will move into Southeast Ga. Sat. night...

Despite an intensifying storm over the middle of the U.S. that will bring a wide range of inclement spring weather from the Rockies to the East Coast through the weekend, the First Coast will remain in a benign but downright beautiful weather pattern. ...

Jax hit 44 early Wed....just 2 degrees above the record low for the date.  But Gainesville (42), Alma (43) & St. Simons Isl. (48) hit new record lows.  Another cool start to the day Thu., not far from record lows in what otherwise will...

A chilly night on the way.  Our First Alert Forecast is for 44 early Wed. which would be just 2 degrees from the record low for the date (April 30th) of 42 set way back in 1874.  Beautiful weather will continue the next couple days with...

Our showers & storms will come to end Mon. night from west to east followed by another stretch of "chamber of commerce" weather for the First Coast Tue. through Thu.  Nighttime temperatures will drop into the 40s & low 50s...afternoon highs...

Put the 2008 NFL Draft in the books! The Jags made five selections, but this town is still buzzing about Saturday's top pick.  Jacksonville traded up 18 spots to get the Florida Gators Derrick Harvey.  I think this pick alone makes Jacksonville's...

  Everyone was right!!! The Jaguars really did need help on the defensive line, more specifically the defensive end position.  Jacksonville making another move trading their 2nd round pick, a 5th rounder Sunday and next year's 7th round...

Wow -- what an afternoon. Photographer Patrick Kavanagh and I were at the Draft Party at The Jacksonville Landing when word of a trade came down. We were actually interviewing last year's first round pick Reggie Nelson (his reaction "whoah") about a...

First, a warm welcome to my blog.  I'm the "new sports guy" in town.  That's my unofficial title, officially they call me the Assistant Sports Director.  I've been in town for two months now and so far so good --- like the area, like the...

A warm, more humid weekend for the First Coast.  A few isolated thunderstorms should pop Sat. afternoon with a east coast/west coast sea breeze not too far from the I-75 corridor -- well inland, in other words -- with a few more storms Sun. afternoon...

Today marked the beginning of an extensive & expensive concrete power pole project in South Florida.  In Oct., 2005 cat. 3 hurricane "Wilma" rolled through South Florida knocking down numerous wooden power poles.  The downed poles meant...

Our onshore gusty winds & cooler temps. will persist through Thu.  Warmer temps. return by Fri. through the weekend. From a loyal viewer....Something interesting to watch in the evening sky Thu. (April 24th)...an iridium flare will be briefly...

Our Western Atlantic ocean storm is winding up over the Gulf Stream east/northeast of Jacksonville & will turn winds more northeast & increase in speed Wed. through Thu.  Boaters should beware of rough seas & gusty winds...those headed...

An interesting swirl -- mid level cyclone -- is over the Eastern Carolinas & will move east/southeast into the Western Atlantic off the coast of the Carolinas & well northeast of Jacksonville (see satellite photo below).  This system should...

Most of the weekend will be nice, but a weakening cool front will bring some clouds Sat. afternoon & a few showers.  Rainfall amounts will be light -- less than a quarter of an inch -- & not everyone will get the showers.  As the front...

Our warming trend has arrived...highs Fri. through the weekend will be near or a little above 80 degrees.  A weakening cool front will move into the area over the weekend & is the only possible fly in the ointment regarding a perfect weekend...

One more night of very chilly weather with near record cold early Thu. in the upper 30s.  Once we shake the chill, we're off to the races as temps. go.  Lighter winds, dry air & sunny skies will combine with temps. in the low to mid 70s...

Our spring chill will continue 'til Thu. as lows tonight drop to the mid 30s to low 40s very near the record low of 39 at Jax set in 1950.  Wed. night will be another cold one with a low very near the record of 38 set in 1983.  High temps....

Quite a chill for this time of year is on the way with record or near record lows Tue. & Wed.  This shot of cold is similar to last yr. -- though about a week later -- when we had our latest freeze on record at JIA.  We won't drop to...

If you read this blog frequently, you'll occasionally find that I talk about things outside of the weather world.  This post has nothing to do with the weather & everything do with a personal battle, a journey.  The battle was being waged...