Will Easter egg hunts be rained out? How about sunrise services? See Florida weekend forecast
We're well into Holy Week, with Palm Sunday behind us and Good Friday and Easter coming up fast.
If you're planning on attending a sunrise service on Easter Sunday, April 20, or attending an outdoor Easter egg hunt, chances are good you won't have to contend with rain.
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That's not the case elsewhere in the U.S.
"A potent and strengthening storm will emerge out of the Rocky Mountains and into the central Plains on (Easter) Sunday, posing the risk of severe thunderstorms across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas over the Easter weekend," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Alex Duffus.
"This storm will be fueled by a surge of moisture from the Gulf. This factor, along with some daytime heating, will lead to an increase in instability across the region and encourage the development of severe weather," Duffus said.
Unfortunately, rain seems to be skipping over Florida, worsening drought conditions in several areas of the state and increasing the threat for wildfires.
Here's your early Easter forecast.
The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center shows no rain over Florida through Easter Sunday, April 20.
The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center is predicting high temperatures Easter Sunday could hit the mid 80s across much of the state and 90 along the west coast and Southwest Florida.
If you're heading to a sunrise service, low temperatures April 20 are expected to range from the low 60s in the Panhandle and North Florida and from the upper 60s into the low 70s everywhere else.
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Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Easter Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
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Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Easter Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Easter Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph.
Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with an east wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Breezy.
Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Breezy.
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Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with an east wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 8 to 11 mph.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 11 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
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