Triple-Digit Heat, Thunderstorms For South Florida

MIAMI, Florida – The National Weather Service in Miami is forecasting scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across portions of South Florida on Saturday, May 23, 2026.

According to the latest South Florida Rain Chances map, probability of precipitation is highest across southwest Florida: 71% Immokalee, 65% Everglades City, 60% Naples, 46% Clewiston, 45% Palmdale, 30% Flamingo, 23% Homestead, and 12% in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.

Dangerously high heat indices are forecast this afternoon across much of South Florida. Values will peak as high as 105°F in Naples, 103°F in Immokalee and Everglades City, 102°F in La Belle, 101°F in Buckhead Ridge, 100°F in West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami, 99°F in Homestead and Belle Glade, and 98°F in Flamingo. Residents should take extra precautions against heat-related illnesses.

Heat Exhaustion versus Heat Stroke

Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

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