While we got the expected rainy Saturday, the official rainfall for Gainesville wasn’t much: less that half-an-inch. That’s what was recorded at the airport. But the outlook for the next seven days shows some promise of more.
“Scattered showers are possible through tonight into tomorrow,” a Sunday morning advisory from the weather service says. “Total accumulations will be spotty, with ‘winners’ and ‘losers’. Do not expect this rainfall to make significant impacts to drought conditions.”
And we can expect temperatures to be more seasonal than they’ve been recently.
The seven-day forecast for the Gainesville area:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High near 76. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.