Heatin’ Things Up Across Southern New England

The three Hs of weather: hot, hazy and humid. We’ll see (and feel) all three in the next 24 hours.

We’re already have the haze due to smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada. The good news is, however, that despite the murky-looking sky, most of that smoke is high up in the atmosphere, not impacting us here on the ground. Air quality has largely been in the “good” or “moderate” category across Southern New England. If your body is extremely sensitive, you might notice the slight shift in air quality. If you do fall into that category, spend a little more time indoors while the smoke is still present.

It will still be present overnight (along with temperatures on either side of 60 degrees and a mostly clear sky), but slowly dissipate throughout our Thursday.

The big-ticket item for Thursday, however, is the HEAT. High temperatures will be in the upper 70s along the coast and mid to upper 80s inland. A few spots will even get into the low 90s! It will also be more humid than it has been so far this week, and heat indices will be in the low 90s inland. Make sure you’re drinking plenty of water and spending time indoors when you can!

We may also encounter a pop-up shower or two tomorrow afternoon, while parts of Northern New England could see a few nasty storms.

Friday, however, boasts higher rain chances. A slow-moving front finally reaches us on Friday and could spark a few showers as well as some storms in the afternoon and evening. Highs will be in the mid upper 70s to mid 80s.

Saturday looks like it’ll stay mostly cloudy with a few showers early, and a few more later in the afternoon and evening. A rumble of thunder isn’t out of the question. Highs will fall to the mid 70s.