Dangerous heat, humidity fuel storm threat Friday as feels-like temps top 100

Humid enough for you, yet? Thursday will feel divine compared with what comes next.

We see our dew point, the measure of moisture in the atmosphere, rise near 70 degrees to close the week. This makes for very stuffy, tropical-feeling days. The higher our dewpoint rises, the more uncomfortable our temperatures feel. And the more dangerous the heat will be.

Temperatures Thursday will reach the upper 80s to low 90s away from the immediate coast. This will feel hot and uncomfortable, but it won’t quite cross the threshold required for a heat advisory…

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