Photos for Headline Surfer / Screenshot of Daytona Beach Shores beachcam from Dunlawton Avenue, early Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. Photo of bird on the beach in Daytona courtesy of Shirley Dacenzo.
By SERA KING / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Whether it rains the remainder of this week remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: It's going to be hot! hot! hot!
With temperatures in the mid-90s, the heat index is expected to hover between 103 and 104.
Here is the detailed forecast for Central Florida's I-4 corridor from the National Weather Service in Melbourne:
Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 104. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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