MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Looks like we’re headed back into our usual late summer pattern this weekend, because the weather doesn’t care about your fancy Gregorian calendar.
According to the National Weather Service, rain chances will climb back to 60-70 percent all weekend, with daytime temps hanging right around 90 for that balmy autumn feel. Nights will stay warm too, averaging around 73 degrees.
Friday, October 2
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 102. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Saturday, October 3
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11 p.m., then a chance of showers between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Sunday, October 4
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.