Thursday will be a scorcher in Southern New England. Highs temperatures in the mid 90s combined with dew points near 70 on Thursday will lead to a heat index of up to 107° in most of RI, interior CT, and inland SE MA. An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service effective from 11 am to 7 pm Thursday in those locations.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 451 PM EDT WED JUL 17 2013 ...CONDITIONS WILL BE HOT AND HUMID THROUGH SATURDAY... .A GRADUALLY WARMING AIRMASS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL YIELD INCREASING HEAT INDICES EACH DAY THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. CTZ002>004-MAZ017-018-020-021-RIZ001-002-180500- /O.UPG.KBOX.EH.A.0001.130718T1500Z-130718T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBOX.EH.W.0001.130718T1500Z-130718T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130717T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...FALL RIVER... NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE 451 PM EDT WED JUL 17 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS EVENING...AROUND 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. * HEAT INDEX VALUES THURSDAY...UP TO 107 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70. * TIMING...THROUGH THE EVENING FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY MIDDAY THROUGH EVENING. * IMPACTS...THOSE OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS WILL BE MORE AT RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.