Triple-Digit Temps Today; Stay Inside, Get Cool

The National Weather Service issued a Excessive Heat Warning for Belmont and eastern Massachusetts that will remain in effect from noon to 7 p.m. as high temperatures will top out at 101 degrees (F) with a heat index value (combines air temperature and relative humidity in an attempt to determine how hot it feels) will feel like 110 degrees. 

The hottest conditions will occur around midday and into the evening. 

An excessive heat warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur, said the Weather Service. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely.

The Weather Service said citizens should check in on relatives and neighbors especially the elderly or those without air conditioning. 

The National Weather Service advice people to:

• Avoid prolonged work in the sun or in poorly ventilated areas.

• Drink plenty of fluids.

• Stay in an air-conditioned environment.

In Belmont, the air conditioned Belmont Public Library on 336 Concord Ave. is open until 5 p.m. and the Beech Street Center, at 266 Beech St., is open until 4 p.m. The Belmont Studio Cinema has screening of "Despicable Me 2" at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Starbucks and Dunkin's open until 10 p.m.

Also check out how to survive the heat from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.