After a beautiful weekend, much of New England is staring head on at the first heat wave of the season . Remember a heat wave is officially defined as three days or more in a row where the temperature reaches at least 90 degrees. A huge percentage of us in the region are going to see a four-day heat wave from Tuesday through Friday.
Whenever temperatures get this warm, there’s always the chance of a little pop-up thunderstorm in the afternoon but anything more widespread will have to wait until sometime later Friday. Until then, expect a lot of sunshine and very hot weather. Before the heat arrives , we have a nice day on Monday with temperatures in the low- to mid-80s along with comfortable but increasing humidity.
Readings will fall back down into the 60s Monday night but will quickly rise through the 80s and into the 90s Tuesday afternoon. There will be an abundance of sunshine both days. Advertisement There won’t be much relief Tuesday night, with temperatures only dropping through the 70s after midnight, but never going below.
Wednesday through Friday temperatures will be well into the 90s and it could reach 100 degrees for the first time in a couple of years. I think the greatest chance will come on Thursday. The record high for that day — 98 degrees — set back in 1953 is in jeopardy.
Boston officially hit 100 degrees in June a few times before, most recently on June 30, 2021. The reason for all of this heat is the high pressure building over the Northeast, crea.
