WEATHER UPDATE: Heat Wave, Storm Chance Forecast For Granby and East Granby

It appears Connecticut is facing, beginning today, its first heat wave of the summer.

Temperatures for the entire state except New London County will be in the low 90s today and tomorrow, and right around the 90 degree mark on Thursday.

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A “Hazardous Weather Outlook” has been issued for Hartford and Tolland counties for this afternoon because a “few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible” into the early evening hours.

The main risks are for damaging wind gusts and possible hail, the National Weather Service writes.

For the rest of Connecticut, the big issue will be the hot and humid conditions on Tuesday, except in New London County where temps will be in the mid 80s.

Already, the National Weather Service has issued a “Hazardous Weather Outlook” for Fairfield and New Haven counties for a chance of severe thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon and evening.

“The main threat is from damaging wind gusts,” the NWS writes.

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is also forecasting unhealthy air quality for “sensitive groups” Tuesday, July 28 and Wednesday July 29, due to predicted elevated ground-level ozone pollution for southern sections of Fairfield and New Haven Counties on Tuesday, and all of Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, and New London Counties on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, temps are expected to be in the 90-94 range statewide, except for New London County, and on Thursday, temps will be in the upper 80s to 91 degrees in Hartford County.

Friday will be a bit cooler statewide with temps in the upper 80s.

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