The Westport Local Press

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Morning Weather Report: Heat Advisory until 8:00 PM

Today - Heat Advisory

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight - Heat Advisory

Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tomorrow

Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tomorrow Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.


High Tides

6:21 AM / 6:46 PM

Low Tides

12:19 AM / 12:33 PM


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Heat Advisory:

Heat – Max heat indices of 95 to 104 on Thursday. Low temperatures will range mostly in the mid to upper 70s, with mostly lower 70s in the outlying suburbs which will not allow for much cooling off at night.

Timing – Between noon and 8 pm Thursday.

Impacts – There is an increased risk of heat-related illness for vulnerable populations with this event.

Severe Weather Threat on Thursday – There is a chance for scattered to isolated thunderstorms. Any storms are most likely to move through between 12 pm and 6 pm. A few storms may be strong to severe and may contain strong to damaging winds, and hail up to one inch in diameter.