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Radar valid at 606 am EDT, Aug 7th 2026

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CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-010>021-026-RIZ001>007-060700-
/O.NEW.KBOX.HT.Y.0005.260806T1500Z-260808T0000Z/
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Eastern Franklin MA-Northern
Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex
MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-
Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern
Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern
Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Northern
Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-
Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport
RI-
Including the cities of Fall River, Hartford, Smithfield,
Brockton, Lowell, Taunton, West Warwick, Worcester, Plymouth,
Putnam, Willimantic, West Greenwich, Foxborough, Gloucester,
Coventry, Amherst, Ayer, Northampton, Orange, Fitchburg,
Narragansett, Westerly, Barre, East Greenwich, Windsor Locks,
Boston, Lawrence, Providence, Newport, Springfield, Foster,
Framingham, Cambridge, Warwick, Norwood, Greenfield, Vernon,
Milford, Bristol, Mattapoisett, Quincy, New Bedford, and Union
125 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern,
northeastern, southeastern, and western Massachusetts, and
northern and southern Rhode Island.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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