Big heat and fewer storms

Temperatures are feeling like 105 or higher as the sun cooks us this afternoon. A few storms will develop and move away from the St. Johns River. Heavier rain should target Clay and Baker counties before the rain shifts west by the evening, leaving much of the metro and beaches dry this evening.

Today’s Heat Advisory will expire at 7 pm tonight as air temps in the 90s will break down into the 80s by sunset.

Tomorrow it will be pretty hot again but storms will increase a bit more and cover more of Jacksonville and the coast toward Friday evening with a westerly wind.

Look for a 40-60 percent chance of rain during the afternoon with some lingering through the evening.

Afternoon heat indices will continue near heat advisory levels above 105 to 109.