As the city of Miami prepares for another day swathed in heat and humidity, the local forecasts point towards a continuation of soaring temperatures and an increasing probability of thunderstorms as the week progresses. According to the National Weather Service, today citizens can expect a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. with mostly sunny skies, a high near 92 degrees, and heat index values that could peak at a sweltering 109. Calm winds will give way to a light southeast breeze in the afternoon.

Miami-Dade and Broward counties should prepare for “feels-like numbers up to 109 degrees” while “values up to 112 degrees across the Keys” are a possibility, as NBC Miami reports. This evening, the chance of precipitation drops slightly to 20%, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms persisting both before and after the 3 a.m. mark. Tranquility lies in the forecasted light south wind becoming calm as we head into the night with the low hovering around 80 degrees.

Transitioning into tomorrow, residents should anticipate thunderstorms likely to develop mainly after 2 p.m. The day will start mostly sunny, nearing a high of 91 degrees. Despite the calm wind projected to become southeast at around 6 mph in the afternoon, a 60% chance of showers will potentially bestow new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, and possibly even more within thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

Looking ahead to Friday, the chance of precipitation climbs to 70%, with showers likely and a possible thunderstorm forming after 2 p.m. under mostly sunny skies and a high near 89 degrees, the east wind blowing softly at 5 to 9 mph. As NBC Miami details, similar conditions are expected with "mostly cloudy, scattered storms" on both tomorrow and Friday, with the likelihood of rain at 50% and highs hovering close to 93 degrees.

The weekend brings a subtle shift in weather patterns for Miami and surrounding areas. Saturday offers a marginally drier reprieve, though still armed with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 am. The climate will be warm and mostly sunny, with temperatures projected to reach 89 degrees, with the mercury dropping to a low around 79 degrees at night amid a gentle east wind of 3 to 7 mph. A reduced 20% chance of precipitation persists into Saturday night, suggesting a drier outlook may be on the horizon.