Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia Severe Extreme Heat Watch | Effective 06/30/2026 17:12

Headline: 
Extreme Heat Watch issued June 30 at 8:12PM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Extreme Heat Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 30, 2026 - 5:12pm
Expires: 
July 1, 2026 - 1:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 104 expected. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 106 possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Thursday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Instruction: 
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Area Description: 
Washington; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC