Excessive Heat Warning by NWS

• Effective: 2024-06-18 14:52:00 EDT
• Expires: 2024-06-19 03:00:00 EDT
• Urgency: Expected
• Severity: Severe
• Certainty: Likely
• Instruction: Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
• Target Area: Southern Oxford; Interior York; Central Interior Cumberland; Androscoggin; Interior Cumberland Highlands; Southern Carroll; Merrimack; Belknap; Strafford; Eastern Hillsborough; Interior Rockingham; Western And Central Hillsborough

A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 PM EDT today, with heat index values expected to reach up to 100 this afternoon. Additionally, an Excessive Heat Warning will be active from noon Wednesday until 8 PM EDT Thursday, with heat index values ranging from 95 to 105. These conditions are forecast for parts of southwest and western Maine, as well as central, northern, and southern New Hampshire. The combination of extreme heat and high humidity will significantly increase the risk of heat-related illnesses. Overnight low temperatures remaining in the 70s will contribute to the overall heat stress during this period.

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