Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Heat Advisory | Effective 05/20/2026 10:53

Headline: 
Heat Advisory issued May 20 at 1:53PM EDT until May 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Heat Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 20, 2026 - 10:53am
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 98 degrees expected. * WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle County. In New Jersey, Mercer, Camden, Gloucester, and Northwestern Burlington Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Showers and thunderstorms arrive late this afternoon and this evening which will end this early season heat.
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: 
New Castle; Mercer; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Delaware; Philadelphia; Eastern Chester; Eastern Montgomery; Lower Bucks
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ