First Alert Weather Forecast: Beneficial rainfall on the way, yes...nothing drought-busting
TV20 weather forecaster details the latest weather forecast for North Central Florida
Published: Apr. 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM EDT
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -Warm & humid end to the week; rain chances ramp up Saturday
- Tonight: Mild & humid. Lows in the mid-upper 60s-Areas of patchy fog.
- Thursday: Partly to mostly cloudy. Warm. Highs in the upper 80s. Few showers/storms possible. WSW winds ~8-16 mph.
- Extended: Widespread rain expected Saturday.
FORECAST: A few passing showers and storms are possible on both Thursday and Friday (30%).
Plan on highs in the mid-upper 80s both days.
Widespread showers and some embedded storms are likely on Saturday as an area of low pressure traverses the region.
Some storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall.
On average, we’re looking at 0.5″-1″ of rainfall across NCFL.
We’ll take any rain that we can get, that’s for sure!
Turning drier for the start of next week with highs in the 80s.
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