As mangoes reach peak ripeness, some Miami-area restaurants are accepting them as currency, offering cocktails, desserts and bread in exchange for the tropical fruit.

The heat index could get as high as 111 in South Florida, with the strongest heat expected along the southern Gulf Coast.

A disturbance near Florida could evolve into a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Dexter this week, according to forecasters.

Some changes arrive to the forecast on Monday. Higher moisture will start to work back into North Florida and South Georgia. As high pressure slides to the west, tropical moisture flows back into the area from the northeast. This will make the hot afternoon in the upper 90s feel oppressive near 110, probably the worst day in the forecast.

Depression or no depression, the system could bring several inches of rain to the north-central Gulf Coast, including Alabama, through Friday. The National Weather Service in Mobile thinks that the most rain with this system will likely fall closer to the coast, with scattered storms possible.

Unlike Monday, which was a deluge for South Florida, today’s tropical-system-related rain is expected to be more concentrated in the center of the state. The Miami office of the National Weather Service predicts South Florida could see around 1 inch of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, not enough for any severe flooding.

IT’S RIGHT IN THIS AREA HERE NEAR THE PANHANDLE. IT’S HEADED OVER THIS WAY TOWARD LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. AND IF IT DROPS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE SOUTH OVER THE REALLY WARM WATER HERE IN THE NORTHERN GULF,