triple-digit threat continues: More Florida heat records

A major record-breaking heat wave continues across Florida this week. Temperatures will climb into the upper 90s, with a few interior spots touching 100 degrees.

On Sunday, Tampa temperature hit 100 degrees on Sunday. This was the first time the city recorded a triple-digit temperature since records began in 1890. Today's daily high temperature record of 97 could be broken.

Driving the extreme heat is a layer of Sahara dust high in the atmosphere. This is suppressing cloud cover and the typical summer thunderstorms that bring slight cool-downs every afternoon across the Florida peninsula.

The WeatherRadar shows a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms across extreme south Florida today and through midweek. For the rest of the state, hot weather will continue in Tampa, Orlando, Gainesville and Jacksonville.

This is hot weather can be extremely dangerous, especially as high humidity makes it feel even warmer. Our feels-like temperature is explained by clicking here.