Forget about any worries of tropical weather today. Instead pay attention to the heat: temperatures in Jacksonville could feel as high as 113 degrees.

A heat advisory has been issued for Florida by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 1:11 a.m. valid between noon and 6 p.m."Heat index values up to 110 degrees expected," the NWS said."Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses,

On Friday, 17 million people are under flood alerts across the Gulf Coast and in the mid-Atlantic, and 19 million are under heat alerts across the mid-Atlantic, southern Florida and Mississippi Valley.

A heat advisory was issued for South Florida from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday as the heat index could be as high as 100 degrees. Weather forecast: Heat advisory issued for Miami, Broward | Miami Herald

Heat advisories don’t usually come this late in the year, even in steamy South Florida. “It is unusual,” agreed Ana Torres-Vazquez, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Miami.

In Florida, except for Miami-Dade County, the National Weather Services offices around the state would issue a heat advisory if the heat index is expected to reach 108 to 112 degrees. The National ...

South Florida is shutting down the rain and turning up the thermostat. Sunny and hot conditions are expected on Friday with highs in the low-90s and feels-like numbers at 105 degrees and above. In response to this, a heat advisory has been issued for South Florida from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., the National Weather Service said.