OT: Major Heatwave To Roast New Jersey

[bac2therac]

Starts Tuesday with highs just nudging above 90 and then really gets going on Wednesday with highs climbing into the mid to upper 90s. Thursday and Friday are progged to see widespread 100 degree or more temperatures across NJ away from the coast and major cities like DC, Philly and NYC. Heat indices will reach 110 or higher those days. Saturday the 4th offers a reprieve along the coast but will still have highs in the low to mid 90s inland, a bit more clouds around with a shot at late thunderstorms.

An Extreme Heat Watch has already been issued for Wednesday through Saturday for many NJ counties



...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110
degrees possible during the daytime hours.

* WHERE...Eastern Monmouth, Western Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset,
Ocean, and Southeastern Burlington Counties.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Very warm low temperatures in the mid 70s to
low 80s at night will not offer any relief from the heat. This
combined with multiple days of near record breaking temperatures
will exacerbate the impacts from the heat and humidity.

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.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minute

 

[RUPete90]

I was surprised it took you so long to start a thread on this. There is no more boring weather thread on the planet than a heat wave thread. Yet you crush other posters about starting various winter weather, flood threats, etc. Boooooring….,

 

[bac2therac]

nah boring is someone writing 15 paragraphs on a cold snap. Me I just want to keep peeps here on alert

 

[bac2therac]

definitely a shot to fit in somewhere in here before all is said and done

NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR)
============================================================

Rank Temperature Date
1 108°F Jul 22, 2011
2 105°F Jul 3, 1966
2 105°F Jul 4, 1949
2 105°F Jul 8, 1993
2 105°F Jul 10, 1993
2 105°F Aug 7, 1918*
2 105°F Aug 9, 2001
2 105°F Sep 2, 1953
3 104°F Jul 9, 1993
3 104°F Jul 15, 1995
4 103°F Jun 30, 2021
4 103°F Jun 24, 2025

 

[Anon1754923206]

Adorable little heat wave. It’s like when it drops to 29 here in Texas. People freak! Enjoy and drink a lot!

 

[RUPete90]

nah boring is someone writing 15 paragraphs on a cold snap. Me I just want to keep peeps here on alert

Oh okay, because all of the local mets didn’t do that over the past several days. Worst kept secret ever! You’re pretty funny as a weather guy.

 

[RUPete90]

Adorable little heat wave. It’s like when it drops to 29 here in Texas. People freak! Enjoy and drink a lot!

In the AC preferably…

 

[Knight Shift]

Newsflash-it's hot in the summer time.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Yep, gonna be nasty Wed. thru Sat. Ugh!

 

[bac2therac]

 

[DJ Spanky]

 

[bac2therac]

 

[DJ Spanky]

 

[newell138]

I see OC hitting 101 this week. That’s very unusual to see a day over 100 especially with the water being still in the low to mid 60s
The 4th is gonna be lit

 

[DJ Spanky]

 

[Knight Shift]

Hot fun in the summertime.

 

[T2Kplus20]

I was surprised it took you so long to start a thread on this. There is no more boring weather thread on the planet than a heat wave thread. Yet you crush other posters about starting various winter weather, flood threats, etc. Boooooring….,

News Alert!
It's going to be hot in the summer.

 

[Rutgers Chris]

Coming back east in two weeks, gonna need you guys to get this out of there before my arrival. Thank you in advance

 

[Section124]

definitely a shot to fit in somewhere in here before all is said and done

NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR)
============================================================

Rank Temperature Date
1 108°F Jul 22, 2011
2 105°F Jul 3, 1966
2 105°F Jul 4, 1949
2 105°F Jul 8, 1993
2 105°F Jul 10, 1993
2 105°F Aug 7, 1918*
2 105°F Aug 9, 2001
2 105°F Sep 2, 1953
3 104°F Jul 9, 1993
3 104°F Jul 15, 1995
4 103°F Jun 30, 2021
4 103°F Jun 24, 2025

I was surprised to not see dates in August 2023 there. I recall driving down the GSP in Union area and it being 115+ on the roadway.

 

[ClassOf02v.2]

Coming back east in two weeks, gonna need you guys to get this out of there before my arrival. Thank you in advance

Has CA made you that soft already?

 

[DJ Spanky]

Man, this could lead to a...

 

[Tango Two]

 

[Caliknight]

NJ has gotten so soft. I remember a time when people wouldn't cry about the weather so much.

 

[RUTGERS95]

summer is hot lol

 

[bac2therac]

Well it has the potential to be historic so those downplaying are showing their ignorance. A potential for 3 days of 100 plus which is quite rare last happened in july 1993

 

[Bueller]

I was riding my bike in 107F weather around 2012 in metro area. My personal hottest day. Back in the 20th century, people driving the hooptie cars (with wire hanger antennaes) would be boiling over. I rarely see broken down cars with the hood up anymore but I did see it on the 107F day. My roughest period was 40+ days of over 90F in the 90s.. I would hit 287 from Palisades Parkway and the heat would really amp up once I hit the hot roads

 

[Knight Shift]

Hottest days in NJ:

July 10, 1936: 110 degrees​

The hottest day ever on record was recorded in Old Bridge, Middlesex County.

July 22, 2011: 108 degrees​

This was recorded at Newark Liberty International Airport in Essex County.

June 28, 1969: 106 degrees​

The hottest June day ever was recorded in Atlantic City

July 2, 1901: 106 degrees​

This was recorded in New Brunswick, Middlesex County.

August 7, 1918: 106 degrees​

This hot one was also in New Brunswick.

July 22, 2011: 106 degrees​

Not only was this a hot day in Newark, it was also hot at Trenton Mercer Airport.

September 3, 1953: 106 degrees​

This warm day was in Paterson, Passaic County.

July 6, 2010: 105 degrees​

North Jersey, including Bergenfield, Bergen County, where this was recorded, was smoking hot that day.

July 6, 2010: 105 degrees​

So was New Brunswick, which also recorded 105 degree day that day.

July 5, 1949: 105 degrees​

The day after celebrating Independence Day, Paterson, Passaic County, celebrated one of the hottest days ever.

https://www.app.com/story/weather/2026/06/29/hottest-days-in-new-jersey-history-before-nj-heatwave/90742293007/

 

[24Babybull]

It's kind of crazy the amount of people in Europe that die from Heat Deaths, US averages 700 to 1.200 annually.

• 2026 (Preliminary): Over 1,300 excess deaths were reported in a single, early-summer heatwave between June 21 and June 28, 2026.
• 2024: An estimated 62,775 heat-related deaths occurred, making it one of the deadliest summers, behind 2022.
• 2023: Just under 48,000 heat-related deaths.
• 2022: An estimated 61,672 to 67,873 heat-related deaths. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

 

[Postman_1]

Doesn’t look like any rain either except for a few random spots. Of course on Saturday it seems more widespread. Typical

 

[RU206]

It's kind of crazy the amount of people in Europe that die from Heat Deaths, US averages 700 to 1.200 annually.

• 2026 (Preliminary): Over 1,300 excess deaths were reported in a single, early-summer heatwave between June 21 and June 28, 2026.
• 2024: An estimated 62,775 heat-related deaths occurred, making it one of the deadliest summers, behind 2022.
• 2023: Just under 48,000 heat-related deaths.
• 2022: An estimated 61,672 to 67,873 heat-related deaths. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Lack of AC in Europe. The US uses AC much more.

 

[newell138]

Lack of AC in Europe. The US uses AC much more.

France is blaming the US for all the deaths now too lol

France blames US for deadly heatwave | The Business Standard

 

[DJ Spanky]

France is blaming the US for all the deaths now too lol

France blames US for deadly heatwave | The Business Standard

While simultaneously telling their people they can't use their AC!

 

[RU206]

When it’s extremely hot AC saves lives. France and other EU countries need to let people use AC. I know they don’t like the emissions from AC but this is an opportunity for them to develop an AC unit with less emissions.

 

[DJ Spanky]

 

[newell138]

While simultaneously telling their people they can't use their AC!

and deodorant

 

[Bueller]

France is blaming the US for all the deaths now too lol

France blames US for deadly heatwave | The Business Standard

The Tour de France isn't cancelled/delayed. I wouldn't believe any casualty numbers from European groups - especially when they say things like "France reports about 1,000 excess deaths." "Excess deaths" means they are working off models and not a body count.

 

[robcac26]

 

[bac2therac]

93 here with dew point 78 and heat index 108

 

[mdk02]

Bergen reads temperature 94, Dew Point 72.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Was 94° last night on the drive home around 5:30.