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‘First heat wave of the year possible’: Here’s what local meteorologists are saying about the upcoming heat

"Dry weather this week means great weather for outdoor dining!"

A summer-like day brought out sunbathers like Stephen Cudworth to relax on a lawn chair in Elliot Norton Park in Boston's Chinatown. Lane Turner / The Boston Globe

National Weather Service: ‘Enjoy mild days and cool nights today thru Thursday morning. Thereafter, a heat wave?’

David Epstein: ‘I see no reason not to believe we are going into official drought conditions quickly.’

Eric Fisher, WBZ and CBS News: ‘First heat wave of the year possible for towns NW of Boston later this week. Merrimack Valley into New Hampshire will be the hot spot.’

Cindy Fitzgibbon, WCVB: ‘It turns humid late week into the weekend.’

Jeremy Reiner, 7News: ‘Dry weather this week means great weather for outdoor dining!’

Jaisol Martinez, 7News: ‘Boston could see the first 90 degree day Thursday and Friday this week.’

Terry Eliasen, WBZ: ‘Many inland locations such as Merrimack Valley will hit 90 by Friday and the Weekend.’

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