116-Degree Heat Index Possible As NJ Weather About To Get Worse

That ugly weather that's been lingering in New Jersey for days? It's not going away anytime soon.

A hazardous weather outlook and an excessive heat warning have been issued statewide for the next three days as the heat index is supposed to zoom past 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

The heat index, which takes the real temperature and humidity into account, is supposed to hit anywhere from 102 to 107 on Friday afternoon. The heat index is supposed to be at its worst at 5 p.m.

Then it will zoom anywhere from 108 to 116 on Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon. The worst of it is supposed to happen in Ocean County, where the heat index could hit 116 in Toms River. The heat index is supposed to be highest at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Patrick O'Hara, a National Weather Service meterologist, said the real temperatures will be 100 degrees on Saturday and possibly Sunday. With few clouds expected, he said, the sun and humidity will make it feel like 116 degrees.

"A lot of people are going to be inside with the AC on which could strain the power resources," said O'Hara.

Already, the heat index hit 112 degrees in one area of Camden County and 108 in Manasquan on Friday, but it could get hotter than that.

Here is what you should also expect:

• REAL TEMPERATURES...Maximum readings in the middle and upper 90s this afternoon, and in the upper 90s on Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon. Overnight lows will range mainly in the upper 70s and the lower 80s.
• TIMING...The most dangerous of the heat and humidity will occur from mid-afternoon into the early evening each day.
• IMPACTS...The excessive heat and humidity may cause heat stress or heat stroke. The most susceptible individuals are the elderly and those with pre-existing health issues.

Here is where the heat index was worst on Thursday (will it be the same or worse on Friday?)

• Basking Ridge 96
• Berkeley Twp. 98
• Cape May Court House 100
• Cedar Bridge 95
• Charlotteburg 100
• Cherry Hill 85
• Columbus 95
• Cream Ridge 95
• Dennis Twp. 93
• Egg Harbor Twp. 91
• Fortescue 85
• Greenwich 87
• Hamilton 94
• Hammonton 98
• Haworth 87
• Hillsborough-Duke 87
• Holmdel 94
• Hopewell Twp. 88
• Howell 98
• Jersey City 81
• Lower Alloways Creek 88
• Lyndhurst 82
• Mannington Twp. 83
• Mansfield 96
• Moorestown 91
• New Brunswick 88
• Oceanport 100
• Oswego Lake 100
• Pennsauken 86
• Pequest 93
• Piney Hollow 101
• Pittstown 95
• Sandyston 92
• Sea Girt 97
• Sewell 87
• Sicklerville 95
• South Harrison 88
• Toms River 98
• Upper Deerfield 100
• Vineland 94
• Wall Twp. 102
• West Cape May 89
• West Deptford 86
• Woodbine 94

Here is the forecast for the rest of the weekend:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 113. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West wind around 6 mph.
• Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Monday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.