MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Happy Labor Day! If a week was a day, this week would be “Groundhog Day,” because it’s going to be pretty much the same as the week before.
According to the National Weather Service, we’ll see daytime highs around 90, and rain chances that range from 50 to 80 percent. Nights will drop into the low 70s for a tantalizing glimpse of how beautiful it’s going to be right around Halloween.
Monday, September 7 (Labor Day): Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. High near 88. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 11 p.m. and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday, September 8: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Wednesday, September 9: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. High near 90. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Wednesday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m. Low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Thursday, September 10: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Thursday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Friday, September 11: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
