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How Hot Braintree Will Get In Heat Wave This Week: Forecast
Dangerous temperatures will inundate Massachusetts with the heat index expected as high as 108 degrees in some areas.
BRAINTREE, MA — This could be the hottest stretch of 2021 so far.
The National Weather Service on Tuesday morning issued a heat advisory for most of southern New England, predicting that temperatures will likely exceed 100 degrees in most of central and eastern parts of Massachusetts. The heat advisory begins at 11 a.m. Wednesday, and will be followed by an excessive heat watch on Thursday morning.
The Braintree area could see the heat index reach well above 100 degrees on Thursday, which is expected to be the hottest day of the week — although Wednesday, Friday and Saturday may also feel at or near 100 degrees, according to the weather service.
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This week's heat wave follows a record-setting stretch of heat at the end of June, when heat indices reached the low 100s. The weather service is cautioning residents to avoid strenuous outdoor activity and to drink plenty of fluids.
Here's the National Weather Service heat wave forecast for Braintree this week:
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Wednesday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind around 11 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Thursday Night: chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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