OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to represent the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend marked by travel, catching rays at the beach, grilling outdoors and discounts at stores on anything from mattresses to big screen TVs.
Whether you’re waving a flag at a Memorial Day service or riding the waves at the beach, we’re in for a heat wave this holiday weekend.
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While there is some chance for rain this weekend, the chances are not great.
Ocala Forecast
Here’s your day-by-day outlook from the National Weather Service.
Today: A 10% chance of showers after 5 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 10% chance of showers before 7 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Memorial Day: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
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