Headline:
Heat Advisory issued May 19 at 3:26AM EDT until May 19 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Heat Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 19, 2026 - 12:26am
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 97 degrees expected.
* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Somerset, Warren, and Hunterdon
Counties. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Upper
Bucks, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Record setting high temperatures are quite
possible through today, with maximum heat indices of 95 to near
100 degrees during peak heating this afternoon. Given the
intensity of this early season stretch of heat and humidity, we
are not acclimated to it yet and therefore impacts could be
greater if precautions are not taken. Showers and some
thunderstorms arrive Wednesday afternoon and evening which will
break 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:
Warren; Morris; Hunterdon; Somerset; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Western Chester; Western Montgomery; Upper Bucks
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
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