South Florida is under a heat advisory, with feels-like temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, and hot weather is expected through the week, the National Weather Service said Monday.
The latest heat advisory is set to last through 7 a.m. Tuesday. Forecasters warned of peak heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees, and said prolonged exposure would result in major heat risk.
The heat index combines the actual air temperature with relative humidity levels to create a “feels-like” temperature.
Similar heat index numbers are expected through Wednesday in both Broward and Palm Beach counties.
The week will see a classic summer pattern emerge, with thundershowers likely each afternoon.
The NWS issued a rainy season update recently, stating that southeast Florida has been both drier and warmer than normal this year. Rainfall is generally running 5 to 10 inches below normal, the report said. The weather gauges at both Fort Lauderdale International Airport and Pembroke Pines North Perry Airport are more than 10 inches below normal for the year thus far.
Of course a tropical system could change those trends. The Atlantic Basin currently has one tropical storm and two potential tropical systems within it, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The report said that southeast Florida, including metro areas of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, remain in the severe drought conditions that began in early spring. The western sections of South Florida have received more rain.
The outlook for the remainder of the rainy season, which runs through October, indicates above-normal temperatures for South Florida, a slight chance of above-normal rainfall. That forecast is based on the possibility of more active tropical systems during the peak of hurricane season.
