HEAT ADVISORY

Update: Strong storms continue to move inland across Putnam, Southern St Johns and Flagler County this afternoon. Storms are producing heavy rainfall, gusty winds, frequent lightning and pea size hail.

Thursday is the hottest day of the week. A heat advisory is in effect through 8 p.m. Feels-like temperatures 105 to 112 degrees.

Hot and dry this afternoon.  Temperatures will be shy of record range in Jacksonville today, but record highs may be possible across southeast Georgia.  The onshore flow returns this afternoon keeping the sandy shore a little cooler.  Mostly clear to partly cloudy skies tonight.  Widespread record temperatures possible tomorrow.

It was hotter earlier this week compared to today. I shouldn’t be so trite since it means little when it’s still in the low 90s this afternoon. The bottom line it’s a roaster but at least the heat advisories are not flagged today. Tomorrow they may return. Get ready to be blasted harder Saturday as the hottest day of the season is anticipated with upper 90s in JAX.

The sea breeze has fired up and the coast is getting gusts over 20 mph helping to hold down any heat advisories today except for Alachua and Columbia counties through 7 pm.

A Heat Advisory is in effect through 7 p.m. Scattered showers and storms will develop after 2 p.m. Slow-moving storms could produce locally heavy rainfall and gusty wind.

These temps can be dangerous for those susceptible to heat.

The heat will be the big story for days as the feels like index is breaking above 105 degrees during the afternoon. A weak sea breeze is not making it much past the St. Johns river keeping the temps blazing over interior parts of north Florida.

Afternoon scattered showers are around with the chance for a few brief isolated thunderstorms. The wettest locations will be areas south of I-10 with some of the rain tracking back to the coast this evening.

Heat advisory is now in effect through 7pm.  The heat, humidity combination could potentially be dangerous.

A heat advisory today with conditions lasting through the weekend

Heat Advisory for Putnam, inland St. Johns and Flagler counties noon through 6pm. Afternoon highs in the low to mid 90s inland with 90s along our beaches. Isolated showers with storms for northeast Florida, from Gainesville to St. Johns county, 20-30 percent. Saturday: The heat continues with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers, storms, 20-30 percent for northeast Florida as Georgia stays hot and dry. Highs in the mid to upper 90s inland, low 90s along our beaches.

Both the inland storms and the steamy heat will fade slowly this evening. Tuesday will be hot and relatively dry with isolated chances for inland storms, expect 30% chances to see the rain. Temperatures will climb into the low to mid 90s for the afternoon hours, feeling more like 105 at the peak of the heat. Wednesday will be hot with afternoon storms. Temperatures start out in the mid 70s and warm quickly into the steamy mid 90s.

Both the inland storms and the steamy heat will fade slowly this evening. Tuesday will be hot and relatively dry with isolated chances for inland storms, expect 30% chances to see the rain. Temperatures will climb into the low to mid 90s for the afternoon hours, feeling more like 105 at the peak of the heat. Wednesday will be hot with afternoon storms. Temperatures start out in the mid 70s and warm quickly into the steamy mid 90s.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Expect potentially dangerous heat Friday afternoon. Actual temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 90s and feels like temperatures, or when you consider the temperatures and the humidity, will top out between 104-112. A Heat Advisory has been issued for Duval, Clay, St Johns, Nassau, Camden, Glynn and Brantley counties from noon until 6 p.m.A Heat Advisory is issued when the combination of hot temperatures and high humidities creates heat indices of 108 degrees or higher. The heat index is a measure of how hot it feels when the effect of humidity combines with the temperature. High heat index values can create dangerously hot conditions where individuals may become critically exhausted if outdoors.

A Heat Advisory is issued when the combination of hot temperatures and high humidities creates heat indices of 108 degrees or higher. Afternoon showers and storms will develop this afternoon, some may be locally heavy to severe. Inland Independence celebrations may be delayed due to showers, storms. Afternoon highs in the mid to upper 90s inland, upper 80s to low 90s along our beaches. Friday: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms, inland chances 50-70 percent, beaches 30-40 percent.