Shrewsbury Weekend Forecast: Heat Advisory In Effect

SHREWSBURY, MA — It's going to be very hot across the region this weekend — maybe even dangerously so.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the weekend days starting Saturday morning. The heat index will feel like 99 degrees, the advisory says, which is hot enough to injure.

"Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances," the advisory said.

Here's the full weekend forecast from the NWS:

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.