Headline:
Extreme Heat Watch issued June 29 at 2:18AM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Event:
Extreme Heat Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
June 28, 2026 - 11:18pm
Expires:
June 29, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and western Maine
and central, northern, and southern New Hampshire.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight low temperatures will only fall
into the 70s, resulting in accumulated heat stress.
Instruction:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
Area Description:
Southern Oxford; Southern Franklin; Interior York; Central Interior Cumberland; Androscoggin; Kennebec; Coastal York; Coastal Cumberland; Sagadahoc; Lincoln; Interior Cumberland Highlands; Northern Carroll; Southern Carroll; Sullivan; Merrimack; Belknap; Strafford; Cheshire; Eastern Hillsborough; Interior Rockingham; Coastal Rockingham; Western And Central Hillsborough
Forcast Office:
NWS Gray ME
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