Tallahassee, Fla., is headed for a blistering afternoon, with the forecast high at 98 degrees and storms building later in the day. The heat will still fall just short of the 100-degree record for this date, but it will not feel that way for long.
People in Tallahassee are searching for the forecast now because the worst of the heat lands today, and the next round of weather is not far behind. Scattered afternoon showers and storms are expected to turn widespread this evening, and some of them could be strong to severe with gusty winds and heavy downpours.
That combination matters because it turns a hot day into a tough one for anyone trying to get outside before dark. With heat and humidity working together, feels-like temperatures could reach 110 at times, and the pressure on outdoor plans does not ease much after sunset.
The hotter pattern does not stop after today. High pressure remains in control through the rest of the week, keeping thermometers in the upper 90s and leaving only rain chances that are a little bit lower tomorrow. Heat remains the headline heading into the weekend, when there is a better chance for rain and thunderstorms but it will still be hot between them.
For Tallahassee, the question is not whether summer heat is here. It is how many more days of upper-90s temperatures and sticky air people will have to ride out before the pattern finally breaks.
