{"id":375013,"date":"2026-08-18T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375013\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T22:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:00:16","slug":"miami-may-hit-the-upper-90s-and-feel-like-112-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375013\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami may hit the upper-90s and feel like 112 today"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Beachgoers<\/p>\n

Beachgoers enjoy the nice weather at Hobie Island Beach in 2025 during another heat streak.<\/p>\n

Pedro Portal<\/p>\n

Miami Herald File<\/p>\n

Talk about a heated election.<\/p>\n

Temperatures on primary day in South Florida are expected to reach at least 97 degrees, and it might feel as hot as 112 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.<\/p>\n

The weather service has issued a heat advisory for Miami-Dade and Broward, in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A layer of Saharan dust is helping keep rain away, and that is keeping us hotter, forecasters say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no relief. There will be no storms,\u201d said Dave Warren, a meteorologist with Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami.<\/p>\n

Warren said the expected high temperatures could also break records in Miami.<\/p>\n

The weather service advises what your mother would tell you: \u201cDrink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n

The extreme heat index \u2014 air temperatures mixed with humidity \u2014 \u201cmay cause heat illnesses,\u201d the weather service warns. That feels-like index ranges from 105 to 112 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

How long will we be feeling the heat in South Florida?<\/p>\n

Expect another hot day on Wednesday, into the mid-90s, the weather service says.<\/p>\n

But as the Saharan dust moves out, storms are forecast to return on Thursday afternoon, with a 40% chance of rain \u2014 and that pattern will continue Friday and through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Miami<\/p>\n

That rain could drive down the temperatures \u2014 to the low-90s during the day and around 80 at night.<\/p>\n

What is Saharan dust? \"Beachgoers Sun worshipers basking at Hobie Beach on Aug. 27, 2025. Pedro Portal Miami Herald File <\/p>\n

The arrival of Saharan dust is usually good news for the tropics, but bad for allergies and respiratory issues. And it ramps up the heat in an already sweltering stretch.<\/p>\n

Saharan dust, also referred to as the Saharan Air Layer by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is \u201ca mass of very dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer, and early fall.\u201d A dust cloud whipped up from Africa\u2019s Sahara Desert \u2014 a 3.6-million-square-mile hot desert, the largest in the world \u2014 moves over the tropical North Atlantic Ocean every three to five days, according to NOAA.<\/p>\n

The Saharan dust layer is typically 2 to 2.5 miles thick and about a mile above the earth\u2019s surface. Saharan dust doesn\u2019t have a named season, like the wet season or hurricane season, but its activity has prevalent periods.<\/p>\n

The activity usually ramps up in mid-June, peaks from late June to mid-August, and begins to rapidly subside after mid-August, NOAA explains. Saharan dust can irritate eyes, ears, nose and throat. If you have allergies or respiratory health issues like asthma or chronic bronchitis, you may want to stay indoors and take your allergy medication. Usually, you can notice the haze. But between the upcoming rain, you may also notice more vibrant sunsets.<\/p>\n

What is a heat advisory? \"A A construction worker takes cover under an umbrella while working in Wynwood on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

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

What is the heat index? \"A 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

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

How can you prevent heat illness?<\/p>\n

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

Who is most at risk of heat-related illnesses:<\/p>\n

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

What you should do:<\/p>\n

\u25aa Stay cool by spending time in air-conditioned buildings.<\/p>\n

\u25aa Avoid direct contact with the sun.<\/p>\n

\u25aa Reduce physical activity and move to shaded areas.<\/p>\n

\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

\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

\u25aa Limit or avoid dehydrating caffeine and alcohol.<\/p>\n

\u25aa Never leave infants, children or pets in a parked car, even if the windows are cracked open.<\/p>\n

\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

\"A 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":"Beachgoers enjoy the nice weather at Hobie Island Beach in 2025 during another heat streak. Pedro Portal Miami…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-375013","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\/375013","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=375013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}