Mild afternoon before a strong cold front arrives this week

• Tracking temperatures in the 40s and 50s this morning.

• Highs today in the mid 70s

• We rise to near 80 degrees tomorrow

• A strong cold front will bring gusty winds, widespread beneficial rain, and a threat for an isolated thunderstorm on Wednesday (especially SE Georgia).

• A few gusty winds are possible Wednesday, and an isolated tornado can't be ruled out, especially north of JAX.

• The timing of the Wednesday rain/embedded storms will be mid to late morning and lunchtime.

• The afternoon commute on Wednesday will be dry.

• We turn much cooler by Thursday with highs in the mid to upper 60s.

TODAY: Partly cloudy. Brief shower possible. HIGH: 76

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. LOW: 60

WEDNESDAY: Warm, humid, breezy, line of showers and an isolated strong t-storm. 60/80

THURSDAY: Sunny and much cooler. Breezy. 47/67

FRIDAY: Sunny. 40/72

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, showers late. 49/79

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. A few showers. 57/72

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. 45/68