BOSTON — We’re on a WEATHER ALERT from the Boston 25 Weather Team due to an extreme heat warning across nearly all of Massachusetts.
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This warning is in effect for the following Massachusetts counties until 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 4:
- Western Franklin
- Eastern Franklin
- Northern Worcester
- Central Middlesex
- Western Essex
- Eastern Essex
- Hampshire
- Western Hampden
- Eastern Hampshire
- Southern Worcester
- Western Norfolk
- Southeast Middlesex
- Suffolk
- Eastern Norfolk
- Northern Bristol
- Western Plymouth
- Eastern Plymouth
- Southern Bristol
- Northern Plymouth
- Northwest Middlesex
Boston 25 Meteorologist Vicki Graf urged Bay Staters to brace for “feels-like” temperatures possibly surging as high as 100 to 115 degrees.
In its extreme heat warning, the National Weather Service wrote, “Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 100 to115 degrees expected today and Friday! Heat indices of 95-100+degrees are expected on Saturday.”
The NWS also warned that this is a prolonged and dangerous heat wave with little relief at night.
“This is a multi-day extreme heat event with near-record high temperatures and little overnight relief. This level of heat can be deadly for those without adequate cooling and hydration. Impacts to transportation infrastructure and electrical and water systems are also possible.”
The only parts of Massachusetts that are not covered by the extreme heat warning are Northern Berkshire County, Cape Cod, and the Islands, where a heat advisory is in effect through 8 p.m. Saturday.
Heat index values of 95 to 105 degrees are expected in those areas.
Come Sunday, temperatures in Massachusetts are expected to dip back down into the high 80s, with low 80s to start next week.
Residents are reminded that heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
Officials recommend drinking plenty of fluids, staying in an air-conditioned room, staying out of the sun, and checking up on relatives and neighbors.
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