Extreme Heat Watch: 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 Watch — 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 up to 110 possible. * WHERE...In Connecticut, northern Litchfield County. In Massachusetts, southern Berkshire County. In Eastern New York, western Albany, eastern Columbia, southern Herkimer, southern Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie, Saratoga, eastern Rensselaer, western Ulster Counties, southeast Warren and Washington Counties. In southern Vermont, Bennington and eastern Windham Counties. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wednesday and Thursday will be the hottest days. 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.