After the hottest day of the year at 97° yesterday, another heat advisory is in effect for Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas today. The heat index will soar above 105° at times. The difference today will be the development of more widespread showers and thunderstorms. The first storms will develop between 1-3 p.m. with the highest chance from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Some could be severe with intense cloud-to-ground lightning, damaging wind gusts, and hail.

Additional hit or miss thunderstorms are likely this weekend. They could also be strong, fueled by the heat in the middle 90s. More heat advisories are likely well into next week.

July 17: Severe thunderstorms possible for the South Florida metro this afternoon

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