The End Is Near — for This Heat Wave

Narragansett's Cooling Center at the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library (35 Kingstown Rd.) will remain open until 5 p.m. on Friday and will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

South Kingstown's Cooling Center at the Neighborhood Guild (325 Columbia St.) will remain open until 9 p.m. Friday and Centers at the Peace Dale Library (1057 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale), Kingston Free Library (2605 Kingstown Rd., Kingston) and Hale Library (2601 Commodore Perry Hwy., Wakefield), will remain open until 5 p.m. On Saturday, the Peace Dale Library Cooling Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Kingston Free Library Center from 9 a.m. to noon.

Following this week's heat wave, a low-pressure system is expected to push its way through the area on Saturday night into Sunday, lowering humidity levels and dropping afternoon temps into the low 80s on Sunday.

Rain and thunderstorms are possible during the day on Friday, with a higher possibility of storms on Saturday into Sunday morning, raising the potential for local flooding, the NWS reported.

The recent stretch of hot weather is "very anomalous," according to NASA, which recently posted a satellite photo of the stubborn high-pressure center covering the eastern half of the United States.

Tell Us: What's the first thing you plan to do once the heat lets up? Do you have overdue yard work to do? Will you shut off the A/C and open the windows? Is there an outdoor destination you've been avoiding because of the heat?

Let us know in the comments below.