OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Meteorologists at the National Weather Service (NWS) are keeping their eyes on the tropics.
With Atlantic water warming and steering currents setting up, chances for tropical activity are increasing and with it the chances for rain to impact North Central Florida.
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The NWS is monitoring the potential development of an organizing low-pressure system near the Bahamas by midweek.
With that they say we should expect locally heavy rainfall by Thursday and Friday.
Ocala Forecast
Here’s your day-by-day outlook from the NWS.
Today: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Light east wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday, Juneteenth: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday 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 73. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. High near 91. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. High near 97. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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