The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for all of South Florida through 6 p.m. Friday.
Heat index numbers will spike as high as 112 degrees F in eastern sections of Palm Beach County, while Broward County could see heat index temperatures as high as 109 degrees F.
High temperatures in the low 90s paired with relative humidity of 80% or higher equates to “feels like” temperatures that the weather service considers dangerous.
The weekend looks to be nearly as hot. Saturday will see similar numbers, with Sunday dropping slightly to the 105 to 109 range.
On Friday, there is a 48% to 53% chance of rain throughout most of Palm Beach and Broward counties. “Thunderstorms could become strong today,” the NWS said in a release. “Aside from lightning and heavy rainfall, these storms could produce wind gusts up to 50 mph.”
Weekend daytime weather should be mostly sunny with afternoon thunderstorms, and a mild south breeze of 5 to 9 mph.
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