Cooling Centers Open In Bergen County

Cooling centers are open throughout Bergen County today and Thursday in response to a heat advisory that is in effect.

The heat index will range from 94 to 104 degrees.

Five regional cooling centers are open:

• County Administration Building, 1 Bergen County Plaza, first floor
• Northwest Bergen Senior Activity Center, 46-50 Center St., Midland Park
• Southwest Bergen Senior Activity Center, 147 Hackensack St., East Rutherford
• Bergenfield Senior Center, 293 Murray Hill Terrace, Bergenfield
• Bergen County Housing, Health, and Human Services Center, 120 South River St., Hackensack

Here is a look at the forecast for the rest of the week:

Today: 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.

Tonight: 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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