Highs Of Up To 102 Degrees Expected In New Hampshire This Week: Weather Forecast

CONCORD, NH — While it is not quite summer yet, it will feel like it this week as temperatures climb into the mid-80s on Monday, the upper 90s on Tuesday, and the 100s on Wednesday and Thursday, according to weather forecasters.

The National Weather Service issued an “excessive heat watch” and a “hazardous weather outlook” on Sunday, warning of very hot temps this week. The warnings are for Merrimack County, central, eastern, and western Hillsborough County, and interior Rockingham County.

“Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 possible,” the excessive heat watch stated. “Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.”

On Monday, expect sunny skies with highs in the mid-80s. There will be a light wind, about 5 to 10 mph, and overnight lows will drop into the mid-60s.

Temps are expected to be in the upper 90s on Tuesday with a light breeze and lows in the upper 60s.

It will be sunny and hot on Wednesday, with highs near 101. Overnight lows will be in the low 70s.

Similar weather is expected on Thursday, with highs nearing 102.

Thunderstorms are expected Friday with temps in the upper 90s. Overnight lows will drop to the upper 60s.

Rain is expected on the weekend, but the warm temperatures will remain.

Forecasters said precautionary actions include drinking plenty of fluids, staying in an air-conditioned room, staying out of the sun, and checking in on relatives and neighbors. Children and pets should not be left unattended in vehicles because car interiors can “reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.”

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