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Alert: Excessive heat watch will be in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening.
What to Expect
- Warm, mainly dry weather continues through Tuesday with increasing humidity.
- Heat builds significantly Wednesday through Friday as an expanding upper-level ridge strengthens over the Northeast.
- Thursday and Friday are shaping up to be the hottest days, with widespread 90s away from the immediate South Shore and heat indices potentially exceeding 100.
- Warm nights in the 70s will provide little overnight relief from the heat.
- A few afternoon or evening thunderstorms may develop by Saturday, with additional scattered showers possible Sunday as the ridge begins to weaken.
Forecast
Overnight: Partly cloudy, warm and increasingly humid. Temperatures in the mid-60s.
Monday: Partly sunny, warm and a bit more humid. Temperatures in the mid-80s.
Tuesday: Very warm, with a mix of sun and clouds. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm is possible. Temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, hot and humid. Temperatures around 90.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and dangerously hot. Temperatures in the mid 90s, with heat index values around or above 100.
Friday: Mostly sunny and oppressively hot. Temperatures in the mid 90s.
Saturday: Hot and humid, with a mix of sun and clouds. An afternoon thunderstorm is possible. Temperatures in the low to mid-90s.
Sunday: Partly sunny, still warm and humid, with scattered afternoon showers possible. Temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s.
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