June 19: Heat wave continues for South Florida into the weekend

This is the 5th Heat Advisory in a row in effect through 7 p.m. for a heat index up to 110°. After a dry day yesterday, we finally have some showers in the area already today. The bigger focus will be on thunderstorms developing late this afternoon near Lake Okeechobee, then pushing south as a strong line this evening. If you have Friday night plans, keep the storm potential in mind. Some could contain gusty winds.Expect scattered storms for Father’s Day weekend, but there will be plenty of dry time. The heat wave continues through all of next week with a heat index of 105°-110° each afternoon.