Extreme Heat Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Wed 07/01/2026 10:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Fri 07/03/2026 08:00 PM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Boston, MA ∙ Springfield, MA ∙ Worcester, MA ∙ Providence, RI ∙ Hartford, CT ∙ Cambridge, MA ∙ Lowell, MA ∙ New Bedford, MA ∙ Fall River, MA ∙ Brockton, MAFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 129 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 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. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
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CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-291200- /O.NEW.KBOX.XH.A.0001.260701T1400Z-260704T0000Z/ Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden 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-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI- Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI- Including the cities of Mattapoisett, Norwood, East Greenwich, Newport, Vernon, Greenfield, Brockton, Cambridge, Westerly, New Bedford, Warwick, Framingham, Putnam, Willimantic, Chesterfield, Gloucester, Worcester, Taunton, Lowell, Hartford, Providence, Boston, Plymouth, Quincy, Narragansett, Blandford, Foxborough, Lawrence, West Warwick, Barre, West Greenwich, Windsor Locks, Fall River, Foster, Coventry, Northampton, Charlemont, Ayer, Union, Orange, Smithfield, Milford, Amherst, Springfield, Fitchburg, and Bristol 129 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026
