Heat Advisory
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Tue 05/19/2026 02:02 PM EDTEnd Time
Wed 05/20/2026 08:00 PM EDTSignificance
AdvisoryImpacts
Low impact
Locations Affected
Boston, MA ∙ Providence, RI ∙ Springfield, MA ∙ Worcester, MA ∙ Hartford, CT ∙ Cambridge, MA ∙ Lowell, MA ∙ Cranston, RI ∙ Quincy, MA ∙ Lynn, MAFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 202 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 96. * WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern, northeastern, southeastern, and western Massachusetts, and northern Rhode Island. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. 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. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Technical Header
CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-010>019-026-RIZ001>004-201000- /O.CON.KBOX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260521T0000Z/ Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA- Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI- Including the cities of Smithfield, Vernon, Providence, Willimantic, Taunton, Barre, Orange, Worcester, Lowell, West Warwick, Union, Lawrence, Warwick, Quincy, Brockton, Greenfield, Norwood, Cambridge, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Hartford, Foster, Coventry, Fitchburg, Putnam, Milford, Springfield, Gloucester, Windsor Locks, Northampton, Foxborough, Plymouth, Ayer, Amherst, Boston, and Framingham 202 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026
