MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Welcome to North Central Florida, where daytime temperatures below the mid-’90s and heat indexes that only reach 100 sound positively refreshing.

That’s what we’ve got on tap this week, according to the National Weather Service. Temps probably won’t rise above 93 while the sun’s out, and the sun may not be out all that much, with rain chances ranging from 40 to 90 percent.

Monday, August 3: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4 p.m. High near 87. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., then a chance of showers between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Tuesday, August 4: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light south wind.

Wednesday, August 5: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Wednesday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Thursday, August 6: A slight chance of thunderstorms, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
Thursday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Friday, August 7: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.