MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – This weekend should keep with our recent pattern in North Central Florida of rain returning after a couple of days of respite, with one notable difference: The rain chances will be even higher this particular weekend.

According to the National Weather Service, the odds of precipitation won’t drop below 60 percent all weekend, with chances hanging around 80 percent Saturday and Sunday, so most of the region is almost sure to see some rain.

Friday, July 31

Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 105. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday, August 1

Day: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3 p.m. High near 90. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, 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. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Sunday, August 2

Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 p.m. High near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 p.m. Low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%.