Miami faces high heat and thunderstorms, with temperatures up to 102 degrees and increasing rainfall chances midweek.

A heat wave has prompted officials to issue widespread heat advisories and extreme heat warnings across the U.S. this week.

The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, issued a heat advisory in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday. Heat index values are forecast to reach as high as 109℉ in portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi.

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WEATHER IMPACT ALERT DAYS have been issued for Monday through Wednesday for the excessive heat. This kind of heat can be very dangerous to your health.

The heat index could get as high as 111 in South Florida, with the strongest heat expected along the southern Gulf Coast.

Weather Impact Heat wave likely this weekend into much of next week Prolonged heat is likely to develop this weekend with heat indices around or even exceeding 100 degrees for multiple days.

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At this point, the National Weather Service in Miami has not issued heat advisories. Heat advisory and excessive heat warning advisories are issued in Miami-Dade and Broward counties when heat ...

Channel 9 Meteorologist Joe Puma breaks down the impacts of humidity and dry heat.