South Florida weather: Miami shatters high temperature record Friday
MIAMI - The official high temperature on Friday reached 97 degrees at Miami International Airport, shattering a three-year-old record and becoming the hottest day of the year so far.
The old record of 95 was set on this day in July 2020 before it was supplanted by the high temperature reading today.
A Heat Advisory remains in effect Friday for Broward, Miami-Dade and the Keys because of "feels like" temperatures that are expected to climb above 105 degrees.
Showers and storms will develop this afternoon over the east coast metro areas providing some heat relief. The showers will taper off this evening leading to a warm, dry, but muggy night across South Florida.
This weekend Saharan dust moving across the Atlantic will move overhead leading to hazy sunshine. The haze will help to limit the showers and storms that develop, but will also lead to hotter days with less rain. Storms that do develop will contain gusty downpours and lead to a brief break from the heat.
This dust stretches across the Atlantic and will keep the tropics quiet over the next 7 days.
As the dust lifts out next week the heat remains with highs pushing into the middle 90s. Expect heat and humidity each day before showers and storms develop in the afternoon.
