ORLANDO, Fla. – Our Father’s day/first day of summer had plenty of strong thunderstorms keeping highs near seasonal in the low 90s. These storms will linger through the early evening, dying off after sunset. Overnight will feature dry skies with passing clouds and lows in the mid-upper 70s.
The week ahead will include a high dose of heat as a ridge in the upper levels of the atmosphere builds over Florida.
The warm, sinking air we see with this ridge will allow high temperatures to soar into the mid-upper 90s with heat indices up to 108ºF for the entirety of this week and into next weekend. This ridge will also serve to lower rain chances as the atmosphere will be more on the stable side.
Your Monday will still feature spotty afternoon storms, however, coverage will be lower as this ridge builds in. Afternoon storms will push from the I-75 corridor just before noon towards the I-4 corridor just after lunchtime.
Storms will continue to move towards the east coast beaches for the second half of the day. Rain chances are only at 30-40%. Highs will hit the mid 90s with heat indices up to 105ºF.