Weather Alerts For Punta Gorda, FL

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 109 expected. WHERE Portions of southwest and west central Florida. WHEN From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 12:09 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Coastal Manatee, Inland Lee, Inland Levy, Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Citrus, Coastal Hernando, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Lee, Coastal Levy, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Sarasota, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Inland Charlotte, Inland Citrus, Inland Hernando, Inland Hillsborough, Inland Manatee, Inland Pasco, Inland Sarasota, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter Including the cities of Hernando Beach, Inverness, Crystal River, Port Charlotte, Avon Park, Yankeetown, Bushnell, Port Richey, The Villages, Tampa, Bronson, Zephyrhills, Anna Maria Island, Zolfo Springs, Williston, Lakeland, Punta Gorda, Brooksville, Parrish, Wauchula, Bayport, Dade City, Wildwood, Captiva, North Port, Sebring, Bradenton, Lehigh Acres, Sarasota, Myakka City, Lakewood Ranch, Homosassa, Bowling Green, Arcadia, Winter Haven, Chiefland, Fort Myers, Cedar Key, Westchase, Sanibel, Plant City, Apollo Beach, St. Petersburg, Largo, Hudson, Sun City Center, Englewood, Spring Hill, Lake Panasoffkee, Placid Lakes, Venice, Brandon, Clearwater, Babcock Ranch, and Cape Coral