Many cities will face a thermal opinion on Saturday while temperatures could rise in three figures, warns the National Weather Service (NWS).
Why it matters
Intense heat waves increase the risk of heat -related disease. Vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, children and people with chronic health problems – increased risks during extreme heat.
According to the NWS, even well -settled regions such as Florida must be cautious when temperatures and humidity push the heat index in triple figures, increasing the danger for residents and potentially effective public health systems.
What to know
The NWS warns the Northern Florida residents that the heat advisor is in place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday for Jacksonville and the surrounding cities.
“The heat index varies up to 110 expected,” said the opinion, with a warning that increasing temperatures can cause heat -related diseases.
“Drink a lot of liquids, stay in an air -conditioned room, stay outside the sun and check the parents and the neighbors,” said the NWS. “To reduce risks during outdoor work, safety and health at work recommends planning frequent rest breaks in shaded or air -conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat must be moved to a cool and shaded place. A heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.”
For the center of Florida, says the NWS, the heat advice is also in place for the same period and the values of the heat index could also reach 110 degrees for Orlando and the surroundings.
You will find below the regions affected by the opinions:
A map of a part of northern Florida shows cities under thermal opinion. (Photo of the National Weather Service)
A map of part of the center of Florida shows cities under thermal opinion. (Photo of the National Weather Service)
What people say
The NWS in its opinion, in part: “Drink a lot of liquids, stay in an air -conditioned room, stay outside the sun and check the parents and neighbors. Take additional precautions outside. Wear light and Vogar clothes.
Florida meteorologist Jeff Berardelli posted on X, formerly Twitter on Friday: “Recording a high temperature equally at Tampa today at 96 and it is the first of many records in danger until next week. Stay cool …@Wfla“”
Friday evening, NWS Jacksonville posted on X: “With the next heat wave this weekend this weekend in next week, let’s review the local heat Wwa: heat advisory: dangerous heat index (108-112f) Watch extreme Heat: extremely dangerous heat index (113 + F) extreme heat warning: extremely dangerous heat index (113 + f) expected”
The main meteorologist of the NWS, Ben Nelson in Jacksonville, said Nowsweek By phone Friday evening: “The heat has become more common in the past five years. We certainly have a lot of heat in summer, but now it is a few degrees warmer than usual.”
Nelson added that “the greatest concern is heat disease. We urge people to drink non -alcoholic drinks and stay outside the sun”.
What happens next
Meteorologists have warned that the oppressive heat wave was part of a wider system that has a large part of the Southeast and Midwest, with more than 300 temperature records potentially at risk Nationally next week.
Intense UV levels also accompanied heat, with Florida among the 16 states Identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as faced with UV index values of 11 or more, which is designated as an “extreme” risk of sun exposure.
A man takes a photo while the region faced an extreme heat warning in Miami Beach, Florida, July 25 (photo of Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images)
Update 07/25/25, 23 PM HE: This article was updated with the comments of the main meteorologist of NWS Ben Nelson.