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HURRICANE SALES TAX HOLIDAY

May 31, 2018 | 5:16 AM

Florida’s Hurricane Preparedness, Sales-Tax holiday starts Friday, just in time for the start of the 2018 hurricane season. State and local sales taxes will be lifted on a list of disaster supplies from June 1st to June 7th. Some of the items Floridians can buy without paying sales taxes include portable self-powered light sources that cost $20 or less, portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, or weather band radios that cost $50 or less, tarps or other waterproof sheeting the cost $50 or less, gasoline or diesel fuel tanks that cost $25 or less, and portable generators that cost $750 or less.
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9:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Mon Jun 29
Pensacola, FL, USA
83°F
Feels Like: 91°F
Humidity: 77%
Pressure: 30 INHG
Clear. Feels like 91°F. Pressure 30 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 8:56 PM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Mon Jun 29
Tonight
80°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 1%
Mostly clear, with a low around 80. Heat index values as high as 105. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tue Jun 30
Day
94°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-NW
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 112. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night
80°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-N
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 80. Heat index values as high as 106. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wed Jul 1
Day
89°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 15%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
80°FLow
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 15%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thu Jul 2
Day
91°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 6%
Sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
80°FLow
Wind/Dir: 0 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 6%
Mostly clear, with a low around 80. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Fri Jul 3
Day
91°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 15%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
80°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 15%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sat Jul 4
Day
91°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 18%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
81°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 18%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sun Jul 5
Day
90°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 22%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
81°FLow
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 29%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mon Jul 6
Day
89°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 42%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.