Heat Index

A Heat Advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. today across all of the state.Heat index values in Southwest and Southeast Florida, from the Tampa area and on down, are expected up to 112 in some spots.

Global temperatures dropped a minuscule amount after two days of record highs, making Tuesday only the world’s second-hottest day ever.The European climate service Copernicus calculated that Tuesday’s global average temperature was 0.01 Celsius (0.01 Fahrenheit) lower than Monday’s all-time high of 17.16 degrees Celsius (62.8 degrees Fahrenheit), which was .06 degrees Celsius hotter (0.1 degrees Fahrenheit) than Sunday.

A heat advisory is in effect for the tip of the South Florida area until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

A heat advisory is in effect for the entirety of the Sunshine State on Monday, July 8.

A heat advisory is in effect across most of the southern tip of Florida until Friday evening.

The Biden administration is moving forward with a proposal that would require heat protections for workers across the country, after Gov. Ron DeSantis this spring signed a controversial law barring Florida local governments from imposing such requirements on businesses.The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday released a proposed rule that would require employers to provide such things as water and rest breaks when temperatures top certain thresholds.

The National Weather Service is launching a new heat risk forecast to help people prepare for long or extreme heat events.

A heat advisory has been put into in effect for a large swath of Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. until to 8 p.m. today.

Much of Florida will experience July-like temperatures, with high heat indices to close the week. Many hot records will be broken or tied.