Ocala weather to turn cold, cloudy and rainy this weekend

After a few sunny, windy days, Ocala's weather is expected to turn cold, cloudy and stormy later this week, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service Jacksonville office.

Starting Friday and continuing through the weekend, the city is projected to have 20% to 40% chances of rain and overnight temperatures falling into the 40s and 30s.

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Here's a closer look at this week's weather forecast:

Wednesday: Sunny, with patchy frost before 8 a.m., high temperatures around 72 and light and variable wind.

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with low temperatures near 47 and calm wind.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with high temperatures around 75 and calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with low temperatures near 52.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a 30% chance of showers and high temperatures around 70.

Friday night: Cloudy, with a 40% chance of showers and low temperatures near 48.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a 30% chance of showers and high temperatures around 63.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a 30% chance of showers and low temperatures near 44.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a 20% chance of showers and high temperatures around 61.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with low temperatures near 36.

— The National Weather Service issues the official forecast for Marion County and surrounding areas. The Star-Banner uses AccuWeather forecasts on its weather page, which are sometimes different than official weather service predictions.

This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Ocala to get cold, cloudy and rainy weekend weather