The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory, which remains in effect until 8 p.m. tonight.
A heat advisory is issued if the heat index values reach 100 to 104 degrees.
The high heat will continue throughout the week, according to the weather service, with temperatures reaching the low to mid 90s. Heat index values near 100 are expected again on Friday.
Riverhead and neighboring towns have opened cooling centers. The Senior and Human Resource Center, located at 60 Shade Tree Lane in Aquebogue, will be open until 8 p.m. tonight and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the remainder of the week.
Riverhead Town beaches will be kept open until 7 p.m. each day with lifeguards on duty.
Southold Town will open a cooling center beginning tomorrow at the human resource center at 750 Pacific Street, Mattituck, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Public libraries in the Town of Southold are offering their facilities as cooling centers, as follows: Mattituck Laurel Free Library, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Southold Free Library 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; and Floyd Memorial Library 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Brookhaven Town has extended the operating hours at municipal pools and beaches through Friday.
Brookhaven has also opened cooling centers at the Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center in Blue Point, New Village Recreation Center in Centereach, Mastic Recreation Center, Mastic Nutrition Center and Rose Caracappa Senior Center in Mount Sinai, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day this week.
The weather service advises residents to stay indoors if possible, but stay out of the sun and be sure to drink plenty of fluids.
“Be sure to check up on elderly relatives and neighbors,” Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter said. “And don’t forget your pets.”
To reduce risk during outdoor work the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency, the weather service warns. Call 9-1-1 for medical help.
Photo caption: Iron Pier beach this afternoon.
RiverheadLOCAL photo by Peter Blasl
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