Heat index in the upper 90s and low 100s across South Florida
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Updated: 5:46 PM EDT May 16, 2025
I WE’RE TALKING ABOUT TRIPS WITH THE KIDS. YEAH, IN THE SUMMER. GLEN. I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GO TO WATER PARKS. YES WE DO, WE DO. YEAH. I’M A SUCKER FOR WATER PARKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO YEAH. AND THAT WAS THAT FREE WATER PARK DEAL. DOESN’T SOUND TOO BAD. ESPECIALLY TODAY. YOU NEED IT TODAY. AS I WAS OUT AND TRYING TO CLEAN MY CAR OUTSIDE. THAT WAS A MISTAKE. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT’S GOING ON HERE AS WE CHECK OUT OUR WEATHER HEADLINES. AND IT IS HOT AND HUMID. AND AS WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND, WE’RE LOOKING AT THE HEAT INDEX REACHING THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100 BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. LOW 100 SECONDS, UPPER 90S. THE WAY IT WILL FEEL CLOSER TO THE COAST. RECORD SETTING HEAT IS ALSO IN THE FORECAST. NOT THIS WEEKEND, BUT NEXT WEEK. AND THEN WE’VE GOT A FRONT. SOME CHANCES FOR RAIN AND BACK TO AVERAGE TEMPERATURES JUST IN TIME FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT’S GOING ON HERE AS WE CHECK OUT JENSEN BEACH. WE’VE GOT SOME WAVE HEIGHTS THAT ARE ONLY ABOUT A FOOT OR SO, LOW RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS, AND SOMETHING INTERESTING THAT’S HAPPENED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. WE’VE SEEN THE OCEAN TEMPERATURE TICK UP FROM THE UPPER 70S INTO THE LOW 80S NOW. SO THE OCEAN IS WARMING UP A BIT JUST IN TIME. AS WE GET INTO THAT TROPICAL SEASON THAT BEGINS JUNE 1ST. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE. WIND SPEEDS COMING IN ALONG THE COAST 12, 13, 14MPH. FARTHER INLAND, ABOUT 9 TO 10MPH, A LITTLE LIGHTER INLAND BECAUSE THE WINDS ARE COMING FROM THE COAST. AND LOOK AT THESE TEMPERATURES. 93 IN SEBASTIAN, 88. VERO BEACH, NOW 92, FORT PIERCE, 92 IN OKEECHOBEE. KEEP IN MIND, THE AVERAGE HIGH THIS TIME OF YEAR IS MID 80S, 85, 86, 92. OKEECHOBEE 92. BELLE GLADE 95. JUPITER FARMS 88 DEGREES AROUND GLEN RIDGE AND LAKE WORTH BEACH 88. GULF STREAM BOYNTON BEACH 90. AS YOU HEAD INLAND, LOOK AT WELLINGTON AT 92 DEGREES IN BOCA ABOUT THE SAME. AND HERE’S THE WAY IT FEELS WITH THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY COMBINED. FEELS LIKE 97 FROM OKEECHOBEE OVER TOWARD PALM CITY, DOWN TOWARD BELLE GLADE, WEST PALM FEELING LIKE 95. THAT’S THE WAY IT FEELS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BOCA. FEELS LIKE 96. IF YOU’RE IN SEBASTIAN RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS HOT. IT IS HOT. HERE’S A LOOK AT WEST PALM BEACH. YOU CAN SEE BOATS OUT THERE, BUT LOTS OF BLUE SKIES. AND IT’S BECAUSE OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE SITTING RIGHT HERE AND BLOCKING ANY OTHER KIND OF WEATHER SYSTEM FROM MAKING IT DOWN INTO FLORIDA. LOOK HOW SLOWLY THE HIGH JUST EDGES ITS WAY OVER SATURDAY. SLOWLY OVER SUNDAY, STILL HANGING OVER US. SO ANYTHING THAT’S TRYING TO COME DOWN HERE LIKE A WEAK COLD FRONT NOT GOING TO MAKE IT AS LONG AS THE HIGH IS IN PLACE AND THE HIGH WILL BE AROUND ALL THE WAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, AND THEN THINGS START TO CHANGE. WE REMAIN ANYWHERE FROM A SEVERE DROUGHT TO A MODERATE DROUGHT TO ABNORMALLY DRY ACROSS THE AREA. HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT THE RADAR. NO RAIN TO SHOW YOU HERE WHAT WE’RE WAITING FOR IS SOME CHANCE FOR RAIN. ANY CHANCE FOR RAIN? THERE’S A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A COUPLE OF SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND. VERY ISOLATED, BUT OUR NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL COME ON THURSDAY. THIS IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING RATHER. YOU SEE A FRONT STARTING TO MOVE DOWN THROUGH GEORGIA. IT MOVES DOWN INTO SOUTH FLORIDA AND IT’S THURSDAY NEXT WEEK THAT WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR RAIN. HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT THE FORECAST TONIGHT. 60S AND LOW TO MID 70S ACROSS THE AREA. TOMORROW AND SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 90S CLOSE TO THE COAST AND MID 90S AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE. AND THE HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER 90S. LOW 100 THEN MID 90S ON THE WAY FOR TUESDAY. AND WE WENT AHEAD WITH IMPACT WEATHER. THESE YELLOW TRIANGLES HERE BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY COULD BE TEN DEGREES ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH, NEAR RECORD SETTING HIGHS. THE RAIN MOVES THROUGH AND WE COOL BACK DOWN INTO THE 80S. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS STRANGE, BUT COOL BACK DOWN INTO THE 80S.
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Heat index in the upper 90s and low 100s across South Florida
High pressure takes over through next Tuesday and Wednesday across South Florida. Interactive radar: South Florida weather coverage from WPBF 25 NewsHigh temperatures through the weekend will be in the low 90s near the coast and mid-90s near the lake, with the heat index in the upper 90s and low 100s.Rain chances are slim over the next four to five days.Wednesday and Thursday will feature soaring temperatures into the mid and maybe upper 90s. Some records may be tied or broken.Thursday will also feature a weak cold front that will finally dislodge the high pressure and bring some chances for rain.Temperatures will be a little closer to average next Friday.Top Headlines:Loaded gun found in student's backpack at Panther Run Elementary School in WellingtonGet the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
High pressure takes over through next Tuesday and Wednesday across South Florida.
High temperatures through the weekend will be in the low 90s near the coast and mid-90s near the lake, with the heat index in the upper 90s and low 100s.
Rain chances are slim over the next four to five days.
Wednesday and Thursday will feature soaring temperatures into the mid and maybe upper 90s. Some records may be tied or broken.
Thursday will also feature a weak cold front that will finally dislodge the high pressure and bring some chances for rain.
Temperatures will be a little closer to average next Friday.