{"id":264596,"date":"2026-05-09T09:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264596\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T09:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:03:09","slug":"dangerous-heat-continues-as-storm-chances-begin-to-increase-across-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264596\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous heat continues as storm chances begin to increase across South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) \u2014 South Florida remains under a stretch of intense early-season heat, with conditions expected to stay hot and increasingly humid through the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dangerous heat continues as storm chances begin to increase across South Florida. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f0b18b38-de25-47c1-a1b0-9c3bc74abe74-TodaysHigh.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dangerous heat continues as storm chances begin to increase across South Florida. (WPEC)<\/p>\n<p>High temperatures will climb into the low 90s along the east and west coast metro areas, with mid to upper 90s inland. Combined with rising humidity, it will feel even hotter, with heat index values reaching between 100 and 105 degrees. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dangerous heat continues as storm chances begin to increase across South Florida. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/922c1a92-2a43-429f-8dc4-74b7a6dfece1-Day1HeatRisk.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dangerous heat continues as storm chances begin to increase across South Florida. (WPEC)<\/p>\n<p>This level of heat can lead to heat-related illness, especially for those spending extended time outdoors, so precautions like staying hydrated and taking breaks in the shade are important.<\/p>\n<p>Rain chances stay limited for most of today, though a few late-day showers or isolated thunderstorms could develop as sea breezes\u2014winds moving inland from the coast\u2014collide.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dangerous heat continues as storm chances begin to increase across South Florida. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cd993154-66bc-4811-a984-fb1563357b5e-5DayRainPanelsAM.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dangerous heat continues as storm chances begin to increase across South Florida. (WPEC)<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday, moisture increases further, bringing a better chance for afternoon and early evening showers and storms, especially across interior areas.<\/p>\n<p>The heat remains a major factor through the start of next week, with continued high temperatures and little overnight relief as lows stay warm and humid.<\/p>\n<p>Rain chances gradually increase into early next week as a front approaches, bringing more widespread showers and thunderstorms Monday through Wednesday before drier conditions return later in the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) \u2014 South Florida remains under a stretch of intense early-season heat, with conditions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-264596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}