Heat emergency declared for Boston from Thursday through Sunday
BCYF opening cooling centers
IT IS STILL PRETTY HOT. WE ARE SEEING MANY SPOTS CLIMBING THROUGH THE 80’S, SO YOU ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A BIG COOLDOWN TODAY. I SUGGEST YOU ENJOY WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH TODAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 80’S, NOT QUITE AS HOT AS WHAT IS IN STORE FOR US. SOME OF OUR HOTTEST SPOTS COULD HIT 100 DEGREES AND WE ARE HOLDING ONTO A STRETCH HERE LOOKING AT ANOTHER POTENTIAL HEAT WAVE. ALL WE NEED IS THREE DAYS OF 90’S TO SET A HEAT WAVE. IT LOOKS LIKE THESE 90’S ARE HERE TO STAY THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL FIVE-DAY HEAT WAVE AND LIKELY GOING TO SEE THAT INDEX GET CLOSE TO 100 AGAIN AS WE MOVE TOWARD FRIDAY, SO SOME HEAT ON THE WAY. HEAT ADVISORY GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW. IT MAY STRETCH THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT HEAT INDICES INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS TOMORROW WITH ACTUAL TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90’S. POSSIBLY HITTING 100 IN OUR HOTSPOTS. RIGHT NOW, 79 IN BOSTON. THIS FEELS GLORIOUS. WE HAVE THIS EAST WIND, SO IF YOU’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE AT THE COASTLINE YOU ARE REALLY FEELING A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE. WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF 70’S TO LOW 80’S ALONG THE COAST. AND LIND, WE ARE SEEING MOST SPOTS IN THE LOW TO MID 80’S AND THE TEMPERATURE WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB. ONE THING IN OUR FAVOR TODAY, HUMIDITY HAS DROPPED OFF. THAT HUMIDITY IS MAKING A COMEBACK. DEW POINTS ARE IN THE UPPER 60’S TO LOW 70’S. THAT HUMIDITY LEVEL IS GOING TO MAKE ITS WAY NORTHWARD INTO FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND. TROPICAL LEVELS OF HUMIDITY ON THE WAY. LET’S TALK ABOUT OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE FORECAST TODAY. IT DOES PLAY A PART WITH WHAT WE EXPECT AT THE COAST. WE ARE SEEING MARBLEHEAD AT 78. BOSTON, LOW 80’S. YOU WILL FEEL UPPER 80’S IN STORE. THIS IS STILL HOT, 89 DEGREES IN NORWOOD. A LOT OF UPPER 80’S FURTHER NORTH AND WEST AS WELL. A CLEAR SKY INTO TONIGHT, BUT WE WILL FEEL THAT MUGGY FACTOR OVERNIGHT WITH UPPER 60’S TO LOW 70’S. THIS IS THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK TOMORROW. OUR HOTTEST LOCATIONS ARE LIKELY NORTH AND WEST OF BOSTON, PERHAPS A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG 95 COULD GET CLOSE TO 100. YOU WILL SEE 98 IN BOSTON, LOW 90’S IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. YOUR BEST BET IS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS, BUT THE 80’S WILL MOVE IN WITH HIGH LEVELS OF HUMIDITY. WE COULD SET RECORDS WITH A HIGH OF 98. THAT WOULD CROSS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 96 SETBACK IN THE 1920’S. THE HEAT INDEX CROSSING INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS. IT IS A HOT FEEL HERE TO STAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL HELP TRIGGER OUR NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. INITIALLY THAT IS OFF TO OUR WEST THURSDAY NIGHT. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, IT GETS CLOSER. THE NEXT THING I AM WATCHING IS THE WEEKEND. WE DO HAVE A DAILY THREAT OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. NO DAY IS LOOKING LIKE A WASHOUT, BUT THE PATTERN WILL STICK INTO THE START OF NEX
Heat emergency declared for Boston from Thursday through Sunday
BCYF opening cooling centers
Boston is declaring a heat emergency ahead of another long stretch of days with extreme heat.”The temperature trends starting tomorrow are up, way up,” StormTeam 5 Chief Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon said. Temperatures in the 90s will come along with higher humidity, which will contribute to a heat index of over 100 degrees.Mayor Michelle Wu announced the heat emergency would be in effect for the city from Thursday through Sunday. “During last month’s heat wave, Boston EMS experienced a 15-20% rise in…
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