BOSTON – The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most of Massachusetts Thursday and Friday with temperatures soaring above 90 degrees in the Boston area.
That’s prompted the WBZ-TV weather team to issue a Next Weather Alert for the high heat and humidity for the first two days of August.
Heat advisory
The heat advisory also covers parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It will go into effect at noon Thursday and last through 7 p.m. Friday.
Heat index values are expected to rise to 95-to-100 degrees in the advisory areas. Actual air temperatures will be in the low to middle 90s. There will be a humid, tropical feel to the air with dew points at 70+ degrees as well through the weekend.
While it stays toasty throughout the first weekend of August, temperatures will back off just a bit into the mid-to-upper 80s after Saturday.
How much rain?
We’re also watching increasing storm chances Friday through the weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and some heavier downpours are possible late Friday afternoon into the early evening as the heat and humidity rise. We’ll keep an eye on the potential for a few stronger storms on Sunday as well.