Bel Air To Hit 105 Degrees On Heat Index: National Weather Service

BEL AIR, MD ? The temperature may feel like 105 degrees on Sunday in Bel Air, according to the National Weather Service.

The actual high will be 94 degrees, according to the forecast, which shows the peak of the heat in Bel Air will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Due to the potential for heat-related illness, the National Weather Service placed much of the state, including Harford County, under a heat advisory on Sunday.

The advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 24. It calls for heat indices around 105 degrees, with the hottest areas along and east of Interstate 95.

Here are the jurisdictions under the heat advisory: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's counties and Baltimore City.

To avoid becoming ill, people should reschedule strenuous activities to the early morning or evening; drink water; and wear loose, light-fitting clothing. People working outside should take frequent breaks in shade or air-conditioning.

Below is the timeline to "feels like" 105 degrees on Sunday in Bel Air, according to the National Weather Service; it shows what forecasters call the heat index, which takes into account the actual temperature and humidity.

After the heat on Sunday, the National Weather Service is calling for temperatures to stay in the 90s on Monday then, as the potential for rain grows, the heat is expected to break, with a high of 80 degrees on Tuesday.

See the latest Bel Air forecast from the National Weather Service and AccuWeather.