FNUS72 KJAX 030910 FWSJAX Spot Forecast for Patriotic Skies...City of Ocala National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 510 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 EDT on July 03. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office at (904) 741-4370 if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...An active period of afternoon thunderstorms is expected on Independence Day as the Atlantic Sea breeze merges with the Gulf in the vicinity of the I-95 corridor. A few strong may be strong and capable of gusty winds up to 50 mph and significant downpours that may lead to flooding. The peak of the storm activity is likely between 4 PM and 8 PM with showers lingering through 9 or 10 PM. It will be warm and humid, pushing the "feels like" temperature toward the upper 90s by the early evening. Winds will favor a southwest direction but become variable at times during the evening; speeds should be under 10 mph outside of thunderstorm influences. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........69 53 73 62 57 62 68 68 67 73 67 Weather cov.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF Chc of pcpn (%).20 40 40 40 50 60 70 70 70 70 80 Chc of thdr (%).20 20 20 20 50 50 50 70 70 70 80 Temp............74 75 78 80 82 84 84 85 85 84 84 RH..............97 97 97 94 88 82 82 80 80 82 82 Heat index (F)..74 75 78 89 92 96 95 97 97 93 92 Surface wnd dir.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW Surface wnd spd.2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 Surface wnd gst.8 8 8 9 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 Transp wind dir.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W Transp wind spd.8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........67 71 81 77 80 82 81 81 75 60 49 58 Weather cov.....DEF DEF CHC CHC SCH Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........DEF DEF CHC CHC SCH Chc of pcpn (%).80 90 40 30 20 10 10 0 10 10 0 10 Chc of thdr (%).80 80 40 30 20 10 10 0 10 10 0 10 Temp............82 80 79 78 77 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 RH..............88 91 94 97 100 100 97 94 97 97 97 97 Heat index (F)..93 89 79 78 77 77 76 76 75 74 74 74 Surface wnd dir.SW S SW S S S S S S S S S Surface wnd spd.5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Surface wnd gst.10 9 9 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 Transp wind dir.W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 $$ Forecaster...Boothe Requested by...Brooke Perry Type of request...OTHER .TAG 2515673.0/JAX .DELDT 07/03/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL bperry@ocalafl.gov