Heat Advisory

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 225 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 97 degrees expected. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Somerset, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Upper Bucks, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Maximum heat indices near 100 degrees during peak heating this afternoon and then around 95 degrees Wednesday. Given the intensity of this early season stretch of heat and humidity, we are not fully acclimated to it and therefore impacts could be greater if precautions are not taken. Showers and some thunderstorms arrive Wednesday afternoon and evening which will end this early season heat. 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.