money Gainesville weather to be cooler at start of 2022, mix of rain and shine
Gainesville weather during the first week of 2022 is forecast to be cooler than the end of 2021 with some light wind at the start of the week and chances of rain on Thursday and Friday, according to Monday's seven-day forecast from the National Weather Service Jacksonville office.
Temperatures are projected to climb back up over the weekend, however, to a high just below 80 on Sunday.
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Here's a closer look at this week's weather:
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with high temperatures around 67 and light north wind becoming northeast 5-10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, with low temperatures near 48 and light northeast wind.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with high temperatures around 70 and calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with low temperatures near 50.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a 20% chance of showers and high temperatures around 72.
Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a 40% chance of showers and low temperatures near 54.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a 20% chance of showers and high temperatures around 67.
Friday night: Partly cloudy, with low temperatures near 46.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with high temperatures around 72.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with low temperatures near 57.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with high temperatures around 78.
— The National Weather Service issues the official forecast for Alachua County and surrounding areas. The Sun uses AccuWeather forecasts on its weather page, which are sometimes different than official weather service predictions.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Gainesville weather forecast shows cooler temperatures, rain and shine
