South Florida Weather: Miami sets new record-high temp Friday
MIAMI - The high temperature for Miami soared to 95 degrees on Friday, breaking the record temperature of 94 degree for this day.
The original record of 94 was set back in 2011 before it was topped by the new high temperature on Friday.
Somewhat "cooler" weather will return to South Florida over the weekend because the chance of storms will return to the forecast, according to CBS News Miami chief meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.
"We have not just tied but broken the record for today," he said. "We're going to have a cool down but it will come with rain."
The heat advisory for the area is set to expire Friday evening because of the changing weather pattern.
The heat index on Friday felt even hotter, according to Cabrera.
Temperatures stayed above 80 degrees again Friday morning before they started their climb upward to what could be a record high of 95 degrees in Miami. The heat plus the humidity will allow the heat index to again near 105 degrees which means the Heat Advisory remains in effect until Friday evening.
A stray shower is possible around noon Friday but any that develop will be small and brief, providing little to no relief to the heat. A line of stronger storms is forecast to move south towards Broward County later this evening but will weaken as it moves into the area. Highs will be around 93 to 95 degrees Friday with the highest heat index closer to 108 degrees.
Over the weekend shower and storms increase as deep tropical moisture returns to the area. There is the potential for a few storms to be strong with gusty downpours and heavy rain.
The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has the area in a marginal risk for severe weather Saturday. High temperatures will still push above 90 degrees but will quickly cool down as storms develop by noon.
