Extreme Heat Watch for Rhode Island This Week

Extreme Heat Watch for Rhode Island This Week

The National Weather Service predicts scorching heat will hit Rhode Island this week.

 

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH

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FRIDAY EVENING...

 

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110

  possible.

 

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern,

  northeastern, southeastern, and western Massachusetts, and

  northern and southern Rhode Island.

 

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Friday evening.

 

* IMPACTS...Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during

  extreme heat and high humidity events.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of

the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car

interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

 

Forecast This Week

Monday

Patchy fog before 9 am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Patchy fog after 4 am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph, becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Light southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11 pm and 2 am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

A chance of showers, mainly before 7 am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. West wind around 6 mph, becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

A chance of showers after 5 pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West wind around 5 mph, becoming calm in the evening.

Independence Day

A chance of showers. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph, becoming calm in the evening. The chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 30%.