OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Sunday marks St. Patrick’s Day. Regardless of ancestry, a lot of people will don green garb and claim a wee bit of Irish to celebrate.

While the National Weather Service (NWS) says there could be some strong to severe thunderstorms Friday evening and isolated at times throughout the weekend, the timing doesn’t look like it will negatively impact area St. Paddy’s Day events.

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Ocala Forecast

Here’s your day-by-day outlook from the NWS.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday Night: Areas of fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday: Areas of fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Sunday Night: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

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Courtesy: NWS