Heat Advisory
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Thu 08/06/2026 11:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Fri 08/07/2026 08:00 PM EDTSignificance
AdvisoryImpacts
Low impact
Locations Affected
Boston, MA ∙ Providence, RI ∙ Worcester, MA ∙ Springfield, MA ∙ Lowell, MA ∙ Cambridge, MA ∙ Hartford, CT ∙ Brockton, MA ∙ Newton, MA ∙ Cranston, RIFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 125 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern, northeastern, southeastern, and western Massachusetts, and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...From 11 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday. * 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. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
Technical Header
CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-010>021-026-RIZ001>007-060700- /O.NEW.KBOX.HT.Y.0005.260806T1500Z-260808T0000Z/ 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-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 Fall River, Hartford, Smithfield, Brockton, Lowell, Taunton, West Warwick, Worcester, Plymouth, Putnam, Willimantic, West Greenwich, Foxborough, Gloucester, Coventry, Amherst, Ayer, Northampton, Orange, Fitchburg, Narragansett, Westerly, Barre, East Greenwich, Windsor Locks, Boston, Lawrence, Providence, Newport, Springfield, Foster, Framingham, Cambridge, Warwick, Norwood, Greenfield, Vernon, Milford, Bristol, Mattapoisett, Quincy, New Bedford, and Union 125 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
