Extreme Heat Warning: Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield; Southern Berkshire; Southern Herkimer; Southern Fulton; Montgomery; Northern Saratoga; Northern Washington; Schoharie; Western Schenectady; Eastern Schenectady; Southern Saratoga; Western Albany; Eastern Albany; Western Rensselaer; Eastern Rensselaer; Eastern Greene; Western Columbia; Eastern Columbia; Western Ulster; Eastern Ulster; Western Dutchess; Eastern Dutchess; Southeast Warren; Southern Washington; Bennington; Eastern Windham

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Extreme Heat Warning — Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield; Southern Berkshire; Southern Herkimer; Southern Fulton; Montgomery; Northern Saratoga; Northern Washington; Schoharie; Western Schenectady; Eastern Schenectady; Southern Saratoga; Western Albany; Eastern Albany; Western Rensselaer; Eastern Rensselaer; Eastern Greene; Western Columbia; Eastern Columbia; Western Ulster; Eastern Ulster; Western Dutchess; Eastern Dutchess; Southeast Warren; Southern Washington; Bennington; Eastern Windham Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 105 to 110 expected. * WHERE...Litchfield County in Connecticut, southern Berkshire County in Massachusetts, Bennington and eastern Windham Counties in southern Vermont, and the Mid Hudson Valley, Capital Region, Taconics, Upper Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, portions of the eastern Catskills, and the Schoharie Valley in New York. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will not be much relief at night, with low temperatures in the 70s along with humid conditions persisting across much of the area Wednesday night and Thursday night.