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The past few days may have fooled you – we had cool temperatures that dropped into the low 60s – but this weekend nature is sending us a reminder that summer is indeed here with “feels like” temperatures as high as 103 degrees.
What does “feels like” mean? The heat index is related to the saying “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” That means that while the thermometer may read 93 degrees your body experiences a much higher temperature because of the humidity in the air. That’s when you have a constant sweat going on and your clothes are sticking to your skin.
National Weather Service (Boston) photo.
The humidity will arrive Friday afternoon through Saturday and increase in intensity with the worst of the heat coming Sunday into Monday. So be sure that the air conditioner is in the window ready to go and the freon has been recharged.
This sort of heat impacts our pets, children, and the elderly the most. So it’s important to monitor them and keep them hydrated, and if you are “longer in the tooth” to keep drinking water. In these types of high temperatures heart attacks, strokes and heat strokes increase in frequency so it is prudent to wait until the extreme heat passes before mowing your lawn – unless you have one of those powered lawnmowers.
National Weather Service (Boston) photo.
