Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued for Monroe; Thunderstorms Possible Monday

MONROE, CT — It’s going to feel like summer today with extremely hot and humid conditions all day for all of Connecticut with one exception, New London County, which is the only part of the state that is not currently under a Heat Advisory or a Hazardous Weather Outlook.

Temperatures there will be in the mid 80s, but for everyone else temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s and the heat index will make it feel like 100 to 104 degrees at times in the afternoon. The entire state may see showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening hours on Monday as well.

The Heat Advisory is in effect for Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, and Hartford counties from late morning until Monday evening and people are urged to remain indoors as much as possible on Monday. If you work outdoors you’re urged to take frequent breaks and go into air conditioned places. The best chance for thunderstorms appears late Monday afternoon and up until midnight.

Tuesday is another hot day and after that the temps head south a bit and back into the 80s for all of Connecticut but there appears to be stormy weather ahead possibly on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with thunderstorms possible each day.

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Here is the updated National Weather Service forecast for Connecticut:
Monday: Hot temps in the low to mid 90s, except for New London County, and a chance for thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon and evening hours.
Tuesday: Hot, temps in the low 90s, and sunny.
Wednesday: Sunny and temps in the mid to upper 80s.
Thursday: Partly sunny and temps in the mid to upper 80s.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of storms, and temps in the mid 80s.

The Weekend:
Saturday and Sunday, partly sunny skies with a chance of storms on both days with temps a bit cooler and in the low 80s.

Written by Brian McCready
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