OCALA, FL (352today.com) – While our coastal communities in the 352 continue to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Helene, deep tropical moisture remains over the area with high humidity levels taking the feels-like temperatures over 100 degrees.
New rainfall amounts on Saturday could slow down cleanup work in the hardest-hit regions.
While continuing cleanup, be cautious of possible hazards.
Ocala Forecast
Here’s your day-by-day outlook from the National Weather Service.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: A 30% chance of showers, mainly between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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