MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – What, does it only threaten to rain on weekends around here now? It’s beginning to seem like it, as the National Weather Service forecast for the North Central Florida area features a less-than-50 percent chance of precipitation every afternoon.
Rain chances notwithstanding, days will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s all weekend, while nights stay fairly balmy in the low to mid-60s.
Friday, March 6
Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday, March 7
Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Sunday, March 8
Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.