Scorching Temps Prompt Heat Advisory In Gloucester

GLOUCESTER, NJ — Hot temperatures will continue into Tuesday prompting the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for Gloucester.

Heat index values will remain high into Tuesday and will hover around 104. The heat advisory was issued Monday and remains in effect through 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The hot temperatures will be coupled with high humidity increasing the threat of heat-related health issues.

Upcoming forecast:

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Below, as a courtesy to our Patch readers, find below a list of such places in Camden County.

• Audubon Library (239 Oakland Ave., Audubon)
• Audubon Senior Center (247 Oakland Ave., Audubon)
• Barrington Senior Center (229 Trenton Ave., Barrington)
• Bellmawr Community Center (29 E. Browning Road, Bellmawr)
• Brooklawn Community Center (101 2nd Street, Brooklawn)
• Cramer Hill Community Center (1035 Reeves Ave., Camden)
• Cherry Hill Mall (2000 Route 38 West, Cherry Hill)
• Cherry Hill Public Library (1100 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill)
• Chesilhurst Community Center (511 Edwards Street, Chesilhurst)
• Collingswood Library (771 Haddon Ave., Collingswood)
• Edward Duble Center (33 Cooper Folly Road, Winslow)
• Gibbsboro Hall (49 Kirkwood Road, Gibbsboro)
• Gloucester City Fire Department (1 N. King Ave., Gloucester City)
• Gloucester Township Municipal Building Hall (1261 Chews Landing Road, Gloucester Township).
• Haddonfield Mabel Kay House (24 Walnut Street, Haddonfield)
• Haddon Heights Hall (625 Station Ave., Haddon Heights)
• Haddon Heights Library (608 Station Ave., Haddon Heights)
• Hider Lane Senior Center (1571 Hider Lane, Gloucester Township)
• Hi-Nella Hall (100 Wykagyl Road, Hi-Nella)
• Isabel Miller Community Center (8th Street & Carl Miller Blvd., Camden)
• Lawnside Hall (4 E. Douglas, Lawnside)
• Lindenwold Police Station (2001 Egg Harbor Road, Lindenwold)
• Magnolia Hall (438 W. Evesham Road, Magnolia)
• Malandra Hall (1200 S. Merrimac Road, Camden)
• Merchantville Community Center (212 Somerset, Merchantville) Martin Luther King Community Center (1151 Haddon Ave,. Camden)
• Mount Ephraim Boro Hall (121 S. Black Horse Pike, Mt. Ephraim)
• North Camden Community Center (6th & Erie streets, Camden)
• Oaklyn Courthouse (20 W. Clinton Ave., Oaklyn)
• Oaklyn Library (602 Newton Ave., Oaklyn)
• Pennsauken Library (5605 N. Crescent Blvd., Pennsauken)
• Pennsauken Police Station (2400 Bethel Ave., Pennsauken)
• Pine Hill Citizens Center (135 E. 12th Ave., Pine Hill)
• Runnemede Fire Hall (26 E. 2nd Ave., Runnemede)
• Runnemede Senior Center (3rd Ave & Irish Hill Road, Runnemede)
• Voorhees Towne Center (2120 Voorhees Town Center, Voorhees)
• Waterford Public Safety Building (2121 Auburn Ave., Waterford)
• Winslow Municipal Building (125 S. Route 73, Winslow)
• Woodlynne Municipal Building (200 Cooper Ave., Woodlynne)