The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for all of Rhode Island.
The Extreme Heat Watch is in effect from Sunday (June 22) through Tuesday (June 24).
During this time, NWS says that the area could experience dangerously hot conditions with heat index values potentially exceeding 105 degrees.
Extreme Heat Watch
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Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Northern Bristol MA-Western
Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern
Plymouth MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-
Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport
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Including the cities of Smithfield, Hartford, Willimantic,
Windsor Locks, Brockton, Westerly, Union, Bristol, Warwick, New
Bedford, West Warwick, Plymouth, Coventry, West Greenwich,
Mattapoisett, Narragansett, Vernon, Taunton, Newport, Fall River,
Providence, Putnam, East Greenwich, and Foster
119 PM EDT Fri Jun 20 2025…EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING…* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values
potentially exceeding 105 degrees.* WHERE…All of southern New England except the east slopes of the
Berkshires and the Cape and Islands.* WHEN…From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…An extended period of extreme heat and
humidity is on tap for the Sunday through Tuesday time frame. The
worst of the heat and humidity will be Monday and Tuesday when
some locations may see Heat Index Values approach 110 degrees.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
