One product issued by NWS for: Hopkinton MA
Excessive Heat Watch
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 219 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 CTZ002-003-MAZ003-005-006-010-011-013-014-171430- /O.CON.KBOX.EH.A.0001.240618T1600Z-240621T2300Z/ Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Eastern Franklin MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Including the cities of Springfield, Union, Lawrence, Orange, Northampton, Lowell, Greenfield, Cambridge, Norwood, Windsor Locks, Framingham, Vernon, Foxborough, Hartford, and Amherst 219 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 106 possible. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Hartford CT and Tolland CT Counties. In Massachusetts, Central Middlesex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Western Norfolk MA, Western Essex MA, Eastern Franklin MA, Eastern Hampden MA, and Eastern Hampshire MA Counties. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will not be much relief during the overnight hours...as Heat Indices will only drop into the 70s. 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. && $$ HF