An extreme heat watch for Massachusetts except Cape Cod and the Berkshires is now extended from ten a.m. today until eight p.m. Saturday for "feel-like" temperatures well above 100-degrees.
The worst of the heat and humidity will be Thursday and Friday.
Forecasters warn the conditions can be dangerous for everyone, especially older people, young children, pregnant women and those with chronic medical conditions.
Everyone is advised to take precautions and to know the symptoms of heat-related illnesses.
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