The Extreme Heat Warning expired. An Extreme Heat Watch is set for tomorrow, starting at noon.
Today’s Feels Like temperatures hovered between 104 - 116 degrees as actual temperatures of 97 - 102 degrees have been reported. Highs at the airport today reached 101 degrees. That’s one degree shy of the record.
Gainesville set a Record High temperature of 100 degrees today, beating the previous record of 97 degrees set in 2010.
Record temperatures for Jacksonville:
Tuesday, 7/29 100 degrees in 1875.
Wednesday, 7/30 102 degrees in 2010.
Near record highs will continue through the week with temperatures near 100 degrees.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible starting Tuesday with slight chances coming each day with the sea breeze.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, 20 - 50 percent. Morning lows in the 70s and low 80s. Afternoon highs in the mid to upper 90s inland, low 90s along the beaches. Heat Index temperatures of 105 - 116 degrees are possible. Wind SW/SE 5 - 15 mph.
Tropics: No tropical activity is expected for the next 7 days.
Sunrise: 6:43 a.m.
Sunset: 8:23 p.m.