TRENTON – Tuesday might mark the start of a heat wave in New Jersey.
Forecasters say hot and humid weather will start to move into the region and temperatures will climb into the 90s. It takes three consecutive days of such temperatures to be a heat wave.
The National Weather Service says an excessive heat watch is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning for Mercer, Gloucester, Camden and northwest Burlington counties.
The watch means conditions exist for temperatures and humidity to combine to make it feel like 100 degrees.
The elderly, sick, children and pets are most at risk when it’s that hot outside.
Officials advise those people to drink plenty of water and try to stay in an air conditioned environment.
