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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
First Alert Weather: Tracking a slightly wet weekend and an future warming trend
The First Alert Weather Team is tracking a nice and cool Friday night before some weekend showers. Friday has been sunny with comfortable temperatures in the 60s at the beaches to the 70s inland. Tonight, the low is 46. Saturday will have highs in the 70s as some clouds move in. A few showers will pop up Saturday evening into the overnight hours. Rain will increase but still be on-and-off Sunday along with a few thunderstorms and some heavier rain at times. Showers continue into Monday but will be lighter & more scattered with cool temperatures. A warming trend and drier weather returns Tuesday through Friday next week as 'The Players' gets underway. Check the latest pollen and allergen numbers with the First Alert Allergy Tracker Here's a look at your First Alert 7-Day Forecast: SATURDAY: Increasing & thickening clouds. High: 75 SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with a few showers. Low: 62 SUNDAY: On-&-off rain, a few t'storms. High: 72 MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. 59/68 TUESDAY: Sunny. 43/76 WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. 48/80 THURSDAY: Partly cloudy, brief shower. 52/77 FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. 57/79 Catch First Alert Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh this Saturday as he emcees the free Natural Life Music Festival in Jacksonville Beach! Click here to learn more. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
‘Zero tolerance': Jacksonville Beach leaders and police prepare for large spring break crowds
Spring break is approaching and that means larger crowds and extra security concerns on Jacksonville's beaches. Action News Jax told you last year about three separate unrelated shootings in a single night on St. Patrick's Day just as spring breakers crowded Jacksonville Beach streets. In a statement posted to Facebook Tuesday, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department said officers will now be engaged in a 'zero tolerance spring break law enforcement surge.' The plan details extra officers being allocated to the streets at expected peak times during spring break and other major events. 'We have the Players Championship coming up, that's always a busy time in our hotels, bars and restaurants,' Jacksonville Beach mayor Chris Hoffman provided as an example. 'We have spring break, we have special events in our Latham Plaza and Sea Walk area. So we are really looking at all those dynamic factors on our calendar to plan ahead.' Read: Natural Life Music Festival returns to Jacksonville Beach on Saturday Mayor Hoffman told Action News Jax Friday that alongside deploying those resources proactively, the city will be keeping an eye from above to respond to emergency situations at a moment's notice. 'We also have a camera system in our downtown area, that is focused on our more crowded sections of our beaches and our busier areas,' Mayor Hoffman explained. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Mayor Hoffman outlined one key thing families can do to help out police and stay safe this spring break in Jacksonville Beach: 'Our police department gets called a lot for lost kids or found kids,' the mayor explained. 'So that's one easy thing that people can do: keep an eye on your kids. Make sure you have a plan so that there are just less phone calls, taking our police officers out of their regular patrols.' Read: Jacksonville Beach votes to move forward with new music festival [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
