Weather in Jacksonville

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:58 pm (EDT)

Now · partly cloudy 72 °F

Feels like: 72 °F
Low / high: 53 / 75 °F
Rain: 4%
Wind: 8 mph NE

→ 30.25 inHg · steady

Today in Jacksonville: light drizzle, 53 °F to 75 °F, with a 4% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the northeast (8 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 59 °F to 79 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 80 °F. Next likely rain: Monday 2 (28%).

Measured now at the airport

New River MCAS (KNCA), 3.4 mi away · 1 h 3 min ago

Visibility7.0 mi

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature73 °F

Wind10 mph from the north-northeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

75° 53°
Today
79° 59°
Thu 29
80° 55°
Fri 30
72° 54°
Sat 31
74° 52°
Sun 1
73° 57°
Mon 2
76° 58°
Tue 3
77° 59°
Wed 4
76° 60°
Thu 5
74° 57°
Fri 6
71° 51°
Sat 7
69° 47°
Sun 8
64° 51°
Mon 9
69° 47°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 28	Light drizzle	53 / 75 °F	4%	11 mph NNE	4.5 ft	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	59 / 79 °F	2%	8 mph NE	4.7 ft	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Partly cloudy	55 / 80 °F	1%	5 mph NNE	3.7 ft	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	54 / 72 °F	0%	9 mph NE	3.7 ft	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	52 / 74 °F	5%	10 mph NE	3.5 ft	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	57 / 73 °F	28% · 0.50 in	11 mph NE	3.7 ft	NBM
Tue 3	Clear sky	58 / 76 °F	14%	13 mph NE	5.1 ft	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	59 / 77 °F	18% · 0.02 in	11 mph NE	5.1 ft	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	60 / 76 °F	29% · 0.58 in	11 mph SE	5.1 ft	NBM
Fri 6	Drizzle	57 / 74 °F	20% · 0.21 in	9 mph SW	3.6 ft	NBM
Sat 7	Light drizzle	51 / 71 °F	7% · 0.06 in	8 mph NNW	3.3 ft	NBM
Sun 8	Rain	47 / 69 °F	12% · 0.76 in	11 mph N	4.2 ft	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	51 / 64 °F	10% · 0.02 in	11 mph N	3.4 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	47 / 69 °F	13%	8 mph N	2.8 ft	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 12:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Partly cloudy	Overcast
Temperature	53°	59°	60°	61°	72°	74°	72°	65°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	3 NW	6 NNE	5 NNE	7 NNE	11 NE	10 NNE	8 NE	7 NE
Humidity	93%	95%	95%	96%	75%	72%	67%	84%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	74°	76°	78°	70°	73°	74°	77°
AIFS	74°	76°	78°	70°	72°	72°	73°
GFS	73°	78°	80°	72°	74°	65°	67°
ICON	75°	80°	81°	73°	76°	73°	69°
HRRR	75°	77°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	75°	79°	80°	72°	74°	73°	76°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.02 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0.27 in	0.56 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0.12 in	3.18 in
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0.50 in	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	low	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1022	819	613	920	828	724	926
AIFS	9	8	5	9	7	8	11
GFS	1023	722	610	1025	1024	1230	1332
ICON	1125	922	616	820	923	1025	1230
HRRR	1121	816	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1120	715	510	918	1019	1122	1326
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	26%	0%	0%	0%	2%	8%	12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	13%	0%	0%	0%	14%	58%	23%
NBM (NOAA)	4%	2%	1%	0%	5%	28%	14%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%	3%	5%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and a bit wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +6.5 °F	Above +63%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −0.9 °F	A bit above +34%	65° / 48°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	65° / 49°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +46%	62° / 49°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	Above +76%	60° / 47°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.4 °F	Above +61%
December	A bit above +0.9 °F	Above +51%
January	Normal +0.5 °F	Above +69%
February	Normal −0.2 °F	Above +67%
March	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +41%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Jacksonville climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Jacksonville is from April to May and in October: highs of 75 °F to 81 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from June to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 31 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Jacksonville, one or two a year; 15 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

56° 35°

JanJ
60° 37°

FebF
67° 43°

MarM
75° 51°

AprA
81° 60°

MayM
87° 68°

JunJ
89° 71°

JulJ
88° 70°

AugA
83° 65°

SepS
76° 54°

OctO
67° 43°

NovN
59° 37°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	56°	35°	3.88 in	9	4.8	61°	2.5 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	60°	37°	3.78 in	8	4.8	59°	2.7 ft	–
MarchMar	67°	43°	3.53 in	9	6.1	60°	2.6 ft	–
AprilApr	75°	51°	3.87 in	8	7.0	64°	2.7 ft	–
MayMay	81°	60°	4.26 in	10	7.6	70°	2.4 ft	2
JuneJun	87°	68°	5.93 in	14	7.3	77°	2.3 ft	3
JulyJul	89°	71°	7.57 in	17	7.4	81°	2.4 ft	4
AugustAug	88°	70°	6.68 in	15	6.9	82°	2.2 ft	6
SeptemberSep	83°	65°	6.65 in	12	5.5	80°	2.6 ft	13
OctoberOct	76°	54°	3.31 in	7	5.6	74°	2.5 ft	3
NovemberNov	67°	43°	3.99 in	7	5.2	68°	2.5 ft	–
DecemberDec	59°	37°	3.64 in	8	4.3	63°	2.5 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	61°	2.5 ft	–
Feb	59°	2.7 ft	–
Mar	60°	2.6 ft	–
Apr	64°	2.7 ft	–
May	70°	2.4 ft	2
Jun	77°	2.3 ft	3
Jul	81°	2.4 ft	4
Aug	82°	2.2 ft	6
Sep	80°	2.6 ft	13
Oct	74°	2.5 ft	3
Nov	68°	2.5 ft	–
Dec	63°	2.5 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 57.08 in of rain on about 122 days and about 2,200 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now72 °Ffeels like 72 °F

Tomorrow59 / 79 °F

It's 72 °F now (feels like 72 °F). Today, 53 °F to 75 °F; tomorrow, 59 °F to 79 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 4%
Thu 29 2%
Fri 30 1%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 5%
Mon 2 28% 0.50 in
Tue 3 14%

Today the chance of rain reaches 4%. The next day with likely rain is Monday 2: 28% and 0.50 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity67%

Dew point60 °F

Humidity is 67% now and the dew point is 60 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds56%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 5 · Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.1030.2030.3030.40 30.12

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.12 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 42

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	43 / 74 °F	7 mph NNE
Mon 26	Clear sky	50 / 72 °F	10 mph NNE
Sun 25	Mainly clear	56 / 73 °F	13 mph NE
Sat 24	Partly cloudy	53 / 73 °F	12 mph NE
Fri 23	Clear sky	43 / 72 °F	11 mph NNE
Thu 22	Clear sky	43 / 71 °F	8 mph N
Wed 21	Clear sky	50 / 71 °F	10 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	48 / 74 °F	0	11 mph N
Mon 19	Mainly clear	50 / 68 °F	0	14 mph N
Sun 18	Partly cloudy	47 / 65 °F	0	16 mph NNE
Sat 17	Light rain	49 / 73 °F	0.65 in	16 mph NNW
Fri 16	Overcast	66 / 86 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Thu 15	Overcast	65 / 89 °F	0	7 mph WSW
Wed 14	Overcast	62 / 88 °F	0	7 mph SW
Tue 13	Mainly clear	62 / 85 °F	0	4 mph SW
Mon 12	Mainly clear	65 / 82 °F	0	11 mph WNW
Sun 11	Light showers	69 / 78 °F	0.64 in	12 mph S
Sat 10	Light rain	67 / 76 °F	0.58 in	13 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	61 / 80 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Thu 8	Overcast	53 / 80 °F	0	4 mph W
Wed 7	Overcast	54 / 77 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Tue 6	Partly cloudy	56 / 76 °F	0	11 mph NE
Mon 5	Drizzle	62 / 71 °F	0.12 in	8 mph N
Sun 4	Light rain	67 / 76 °F	0.53 in	7 mph NNW
Sat 3	Showers	72 / 83 °F	0.97 in	7 mph WSW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	67 / 88 °F	0.01 in	7 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	61 / 87 °F	0	7 mph SE
Wed 30	Partly cloudy	62 / 86 °F	0	7 mph E
Tue 29	Overcast	59 / 85 °F	0	7 mph S
Mon 28	Clear sky	58 / 83 °F	0	7 mph WNW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in JacksonvilleQuestions

What's the weather like today in Jacksonville?

Light drizzle, from 53 °F to 75 °F, with a gentle breeze from the northeast (8 mph) and a 4% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Jacksonville?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 52 °F and a high of 80 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.25 inHg and steady: +0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Jacksonville?

The best time to visit Jacksonville is from April to May and in October: highs of 75 °F to 81 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Jacksonville in October?

In October, Jacksonville normally sees highs of 76 °F and lows of 54 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.31 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 74 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Jacksonville?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 89 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 35 °F. The wettest is July (7.57 in) and the driest, October.

When is hurricane season in Jacksonville?

Hurricane season: from June to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 31 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Jacksonville, one or two a year; 15 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.0 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:58 pm (local time).

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