Extreme Heat Watch
Status
Event Continued 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 ∙ Providence, RI ∙ Worcester, MA ∙ Springfield, MA ∙ Lowell, MA ∙ Hartford, CT ∙ Cambridge, MA ∙ Newton, MA ∙ Cranston, RI ∙ Lynn, MAFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 200 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, the majority of Massachusetts, and 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>007-292100- /O.CON.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 Taunton, Narragansett, Lowell, Greenfield, Warwick, Cambridge, West Greenwich, Mattapoisett, Providence, Framingham, Amherst, Fall River, Willimantic, Quincy, Charlemont, Boston, Lawrence, Chesterfield, Fitchburg, Barre, Westerly, Plymouth, Smithfield, Northampton, Norwood, Foster, Springfield, New Bedford, Coventry, Orange, East Greenwich, Milford, West Warwick, Union, Windsor Locks, Newport, Putnam, Foxborough, Bristol, Vernon, Brockton, Hartford, Blandford, Worcester, Gloucester, and Ayer 200 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026
