Florida, Caribbean and Tropical Storm Melissa
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News4JAX meteorologist Katie Garner details a brief warmup in Jacksonville, followed by a cooldown and mostly dry conditions, with only a slight chance of showers and calm wind.
A front next week is expected to push what is now Tropical Storm Melissa away from Florida, but that forecast could change if the front weakens.
Invest 98L in the eastern Caribbean is expected to strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next few days.
While some areas in Florida will be dry today, the farther south you go, the higher your rain chances. Some locations in South Florida could see more than 4 inches of rain where multiple downpours occur. Temperatures could be slightly below normal this ...
Bright sun and blue skies will be the norm for the entire weekend, with little to no chance for significant rainfall on either Saturday or Sunday. Temperatures will top out in the low to mid-80s across both Miami-Dade and Broward Counties for the weekend. This trend will continue into next week, with the highest possibility of rain on Monday.
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Tropical Storm Melissa was moving slowly through the Caribbean Sea early Thursday, according to forecasters warning of "life-threatening flooding" for parts of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica through this weekend.