It could feel as hot as 110 in the Keys, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, NWS warns
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While law enforcement and fire rescue agencies warn about July 4 fireworks mishaps and guns shot into the air, the National Weather Service had a warning of its own Tuesday: a heat advisory.
The advisory runs until 7 p.m. and stretches from Key West to Glades County, covering the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area, Collier County (Naples), Palm Beach County and Hendry County (Clewiston). Those areas will deal with a heat index that might reach between 105 to 110 degrees, a range that can bring heat sickness especially to those outside for long stretches (like Independence Day parades or family cookouts).
At 12:40 p.m, the NWS reported a base temperature of 91 at Miami International Airport with a heat index of 103.
On such days, the NWS warns, you need to make sure to:
▪ Keep yourself hydrated with water and other fluids.
▪ Use whatever cooling systems you have in your home.
▪ Check on relatives and neighbors who might be in hot homes, especially senior citizens.
▪ Wear light, loose clothes when outside.
▪ If you have to work outside or you employ people who are working outside, schedule water breaks and rest breaks in air conditioning.
This story was originally published July 4, 2023 at 12:57 PM.
