Heat and humidity to push heat index above 90 degrees

With a heat index expected to hit 100 degrees, parts of Connecticut are under a heat advisory on Monday.

With the exception of Litchfield County, all of northern Connecticut is under the advisory from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible,” the National Weather Service says. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditionedroom, stay out of the sunshine, and check up on relatives and neighbors.”

Temperatures are expected to feel between 95 and 100 degrees in northern Connecticut and a few degrees “cooler” in southern Connecticut.

The heat index is expected to hit a high of 94 degrees along the shoreline around 4 p.m., according to the hourly forecast. Middletown’s peak index will also be 94 degrees; Danbury and Torrington, 93 degrees; and Litchfield, 91 degrees.

Sea breezes, especially in southwest Connecticut will keep temperatures in the mid to upper 80s.

“High pressure off the East Coast will bring in warm and humid conditions. Highs will reach the upper 80s to lower 90s.. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will decrease tonight and mainly dry conditions are expected after midnight as a disturbance weakens.

“It will continue to be warm and humid, with lows only dropping to the middle to upper 70s in the Connecticut. Warm and humid conditions will continue for Tuesday, with temperatures closer...

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