Heat Advisory In Effect For Somerset County Through Wednesday

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Somerset County. It will remain in effect from noon Tuesday through 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Maximum heat index values will range from 100 to 104 degrees in the afternoon with temperatures in the middle 90s Tuesday and Wednesday.

Here is a look at the upcoming forecast for the week:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 101. Light west wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. North wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

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