Headline:
Heat Advisory issued May 19 at 2:25PM EDT until May 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Heat Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 19, 2026 - 11:25am
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 2:00am
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 Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Maximum heat indices near 100 degrees during
peak heating this afternoon and then around 95 degrees Wednesday.
Given the intensity of this early season stretch of heat and
humidity, we are not fully acclimated to it and therefore impacts
could be greater if precautions are not taken. Showers and some
thunderstorms arrive Wednesday afternoon and 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:
Warren; Morris; Hunterdon; Somerset; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Western Chester; Western Montgomery; Upper Bucks
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
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