{"id":335595,"date":"2026-07-10T11:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/335595\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:08:08","slug":"heat-advisory-issued-for-miami-area-feels-like-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/335595\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat advisory issued for Miami area, feels like 110"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MIA_100Heatadvisory08NEWPPP.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Construction worker Juan Araujo hydrates while working on Wynwood as a heat advisory was in effect for most of South Florida on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.\" alt=\"Construction worker Juan Araujo hydrates while working on Wynwood as a heat advisory is in effect for most of South Florida, on Wednesday, July 08, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Construction worker Juan Araujo hydrates while working on Wynwood as a heat advisory was in effect for most of South Florida on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>                Pedro Portal<\/p>\n<p>            pportal@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n<p>The heat is back. But so is the rain.<\/p>\n<p>For the fourth straight day, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for South Florida. Friday\u2019s advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and covers Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.<\/p>\n<p>The weather service says it could feel as hot as 110 degrees across the region.<\/p>\n<p>The big difference? A 50% chance of rain in the region after 2 p.m., according to the weather service.<\/p>\n<p>One word is all you need to know: \u201cSteamy,\u201d said CBS News Miami meteorologist Shane Hinton.<\/p>\n<p>A break in the layers of Saharan dust that moved into Florida earlier this week is allowing moisture to seep in, Hinton reported.<\/p>\n<p>The forecast high on Friday is 92, dropping to 82 at night.<\/p>\n<p>But the extreme heat index \u2014 air temperature mixed with humidity \u2014 \u201cmay cause heat illnesses,\u201d the weather service warns.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/environment\/climate-change\/article316024210.html\">MORE: As World Cup arrives, Miami\u2019s heat and humidity a concern for players, fans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What is a heat advisory?                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MIA_105Heatadvisory08NEWPPP.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"763\" title=\"MIA_105Heatadvisory08NEWPPP.JPG\" alt=\"A construction worker takes cover under an umbrella while working on Wynwood in Miami, as a heat advisory is in effect for most of South Florida, on Wednesday, July 08, 2026.\"\/>                                                                                    A construction worker takes cover under an umbrella while working in Wynwood on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.                                                                                            Pedro Portal                                                                            pportal@miamiherald.com                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service in Miami issues a heat advisory if the heat index is 105 degrees for at least a couple of hours. Before 2023, the weather service issued a heat advisory when the heat index hit 108 degrees. The goal is to spread awareness so that people protect themselves from extreme heat that leads to more than 30 deaths and hundreds of hospitalizations every year, according to county estimates.<\/p>\n<p>What is the heat index?                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MIA_111Heatadvisory08NEWPPP.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"735\" title=\"MIA_111Heatadvisory08NEWPPP.JPG\" alt=\"A man waters the grass and plants in Coral Gables as a heat advisory is in effect for most of South Florida, on Wednesday, July 08, 2026.\"\/>                                                                                    A man waters the grass and plants in Coral Gables during a heat advisory on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.                                                                                            Pedro Portal                                                                            pportal@miamiherald.com                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>The heat index is a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature, according to the weather service. This is how hot it \u201cfeels like\u201d on your skin on steamy days.<\/p>\n<p>How can you prevent heat illness?<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade County has issued several hot weather survival tips, based on U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advice, and noted who is most at risk:<\/p>\n<p>Who is most at risk of heat-related illnesses:<\/p>\n<p>Older adults 65 and older, young children, people with chronic health conditions or mental illness, athletes who exercise outdoors, outdoor workers, people living unsheltered or with limited access to air conditioning, pregnant people, and pets.<\/p>\n<p>What you should do:<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa Stay cool by spending time in air-conditioned buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa Avoid direct contact with the sun.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa Reduce physical activity and move to shaded areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa Do outdoor activities in the cooler morning or evening hours, and dampening your shirt or wrapping a wet scarf or bandana around your neck or forehead could also help.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa Stay hydrated and drink plenty of water or drinks with electrolytes if you\u2019re sweating. Don\u2019t wait until you\u2019re thirsty to drink more. Use sunscreen, too, to protect against skin damage.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa Limit or avoid dehydrating caffeine and alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa Never leave infants, children or pets in a parked car, even if the windows are cracked open.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa Watch for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Seek medical care immediately if you know someone who experiences symptoms that could include high body temperature, headache, dizziness or nausea and confusion.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MIA_106Heatadvisory08NEWPPP.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"782\" title=\"MIA_106Heatadvisory08NEWPPP.JPG\" alt=\"A man walks his dog on Biscayne Boulevard, in Miami, as a heat advisory is in effect for most of South Florida, on Wednesday, July 08, 2026.\"\/>                                                                                    A man walks his dog on Biscayne Boulevard, in Miami, as a heat advisory was in effect for most of South Florida, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.                                                                                            Pedro Portal                                                                            pportal@miamiherald.com                                                                                        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Construction worker Juan Araujo hydrates while working on Wynwood as a heat advisory was in effect for most&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-335595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335595","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=335595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}