This weekend is predicted to be hot, and, with the humidity, it will feel even hotter, according to the National Weather Service and other local meteorologists.

“The combination of heat and humidity are contributing to the heat index values — the real-feel condition that exists,” Benjamin Sipprell, a meteorologist with the service, said.

In its seven-day forecast, the service predicts highs of 93 degrees for Friday and Saturday and 92 for Sunday.

“The heat and humidity are expected to peak on [Saturday] when heat index values may exceed 105 degrees in some locations,” the service said on Twitter.

The heat index could reach 105 degrees in Boston, and conditions aren’t much cooler along the coast. Newburyport and Gloucester are predicted to reach 104 degrees and 98 degrees, respectively, while towns along Cape Cod are predicted to be in the 90s.


“HOT,” was all Terry Eliasen, a WBZ meteorologist, said in a tweet with predictions for weekend highs — 90 degrees on Friday, 99 on Saturday, and 95 on Sunday. His forecast indicates that the average for this time of year is 82 degrees.

“Currently the third warmest July ever recorded in Boston and this is destined to rise through the sweltering heat this weekend,” he said in a separate tweet.

Currently the third warmest July ever recorded in Boston and this is destined to rise through the sweltering heat this weekend pic.twitter.com/CJEqfHa0xb — Terry Eliasen (@TerryWBZ) July 16, 2019

Meteorologist David Epstein predicted that there’s a swath of areas that could see temperatures near 100 degrees on Saturday, from Sanford, Maine, to Boston, west to Interstate 495, and down to Providence, Rhode Island, and Hartford, Connecticut.

Temperatures nearing 100 degrees on Saturday in some cities and towns Most likely area from roughly Sanford, Maine down through Boston, west to the route 495 belt to Providence, west to Hartford. Feeling over 100° for several hours in wider area. #peakheat pic.twitter.com/J6bEGyFDRX — Dave Epstein (@growingwisdom) July 16, 2019

How hot will it feel on Saturday? I'll just leave that there. ??⛱️??? #heatwave pic.twitter.com/FBKd4ynODH — Dave Epstein (@growingwisdom) July 16, 2019

“Seriously, the weekend looks HOT,” Shiri Spear, a meteorologist with Boston 25 News, said. Her weekend forecast questions if there could be record-setting high temperatures on Saturday.