Heat Advisory will go into effect Wed. morning
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FOX Weather on MSNKnow your heat terminology: Extreme Heat Warning, Extreme Heat Watch and Heat AdvisoryThe National Weather Service is using new heat alert terminology beginning this summer to improve public awareness and understanding of what the weather service says is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the country,
Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
The National Weather Service forecasts a significant heat event starting Friday, with heat indexes potentially exceeding 100 degrees across much of New Jersey. Thunderstorms are likely to develop Friday afternoon and evening as the cold front approaches, with continued shower and storm chances through the weekend.
Get ready for an intense day of heat and potential severe thunderstorms on Thursday, with heat indices expected to reach near or above 100 degrees across much of the state.
Some major cities under heat alerts include New Orleans, Memphis, Little Rock, St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago and Minneapolis.
The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, issued a heat advisory in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday. Heat index values are forecast to reach as high as 109℉ in portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi.
Temperatures on Wednesday will be right around normal for late July — in the high 70s to low 80s in the South Coast and on Cape Cod and the Islands, and slightly warmer, around the low to mid 80s elsewhere. Humidity is expected to slowly rise on Wednesday, but it is unlikely to have much impact on heat indices.
NWS expects the heat value to go up to 110 degrees. The organization warns that hot temperatures, coupled with humidity, may cause heat illness. Precautionary measures provided by NWS include drinking plenty of water, staying out of the sun and staying in air-conditioned rooms.
Per the NWS Wilmington office, which covers Central and Southwest Ohio, the heat index — the measure of how hot it feels — will hit 98 degrees in Cincinnati on Wednesday, July 23, and rise to 101 on Thursday, July 24, and Friday, July 25.