How Hot Will It Get In Connecticut This Weekend

HARTFORD, CT — The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the Connecticut coast and an Excessive Heat Watch for the rest of the state as heat indexes are expected to hit the triple digits.

The heat index inland will reach from the upper 90s to 106 degrees due to temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and dewpoints in the 60s and lower 70s. The heat wave is expected to stick around throughout next week, but temperatures won't be as extreme as this weekend.

Connecticut will hit peak heat Sunday and Monday afternoons. The National Weather Service warns that such extreme temperatures could cause illness, especially in vulnerable populations.

"Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sunshine, and check up on relatives and neighbors," the NWS warns.

On top of that the state Department of Energy and Envrionmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven and New London Counties for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Ozone in the reach will approach or exceed unhealthy standards for sensitive groups.

Below is the forecast from the NWS:

Coastal Connecticut

Today

Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Inland Connecticut

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

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