Morning Weather Report: Excessive Heat Warning; Heat Index of 109 Degrees
Today - Excessive Heat Warning, 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
High Tides: 2:22 AM/2:49 PM
Low Tides: 8:50 AM/9:16 PM
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tomorrow
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tomorrow Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Heading Home past Compo Hill
Teenagers head home tonight after an evening of tubing, passing by the Compo Hill homes tiered above Hillspoint Road and Old Mill Beach. WestportLocal.com photo
Cockenoe Island Wakeboarding
Westporter Jamie Lamb wakeboards off of Cockenoe Island tonight as Anthony Loiacono keeps careful watch. WestportLocal.com
Wednesday Evening Racing Tradition
Dozens of boats sailed around the markers off of Compo Beach and Sherwood Island State Park tonight - racing both each other, and the arriving lightning storms threatening the race to the South. The boats were able to finish the race with just a few minutes to spare as storms slowly edged closer to the community. WestportLocal.com photo
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