Overview
- Showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to develop around dinner time Saturday and continue overnight, tapering before dawn.
- A marginal severe risk is outlined for Alachua, Levy, Dixie, and Gilchrist counties, with hail and gusty winds the main hazards if storms intensify.
- A stronger storm or two is possible early in the Orlando metro, but storms should weaken as the front slides southeast.
- Sunday turns drier and slightly cooler under high pressure, with highs near the lower 70s and overnight lows mainly in the upper 50s to lower 50s.
- A pronounced warming trend follows next week, with highs near the upper 70s Monday and rising to the low to mid 80s by mid to late week, staying mostly dry.