Heat advisory prompts Worcester to open cooling centers. Here's the schedule.

Katie Landeck and Veer Mudambi, USA TODAY NETWORK - New England
Updated ·2 min read

With record temperatures in the forecast, Worcester is opening cooling centers for residents.

A heat advisory is in effect for southern New England from 8 a.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Temperatures are expected to reach a high of 93 degrees and together with the high humidity could cause heat-related illnesses, warned the National Weather Service's Norton office. In Worcester, the temperatures could beat the current record of 90 degrees, set in 1982.

The heat index value, which takes humidity into account, could reach a blistering 103 degrees today.

Schedule for Worcester cooling centers

The City of Worcester released the following schedule for cooling centers. Each facility provides water.

Monday

  • Worcester Public Library (Main Branch) – 3 Salem Square | 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  • Worcester Public Library (Frances Perkins Branch) – 470 West Boylston St. | noon to 8:30 p.m.

  • Worcester Senior Center – 128 Providence St. | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday

  • Worcester Public Library (Main Branch) – 3 Salem Square | 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

  • Worcester Public Library (Frances Perkins Branch) – 470 West Boylston St. | 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  • Worcester Senior Center – 128 Providence St. | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday

  • Worcester Public Library (Main Branch) – 3 Salem Square | 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

  • Worcester Public Library (Frances Perkins Branch) – 470 West Boylston St. | 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  • Worcester Senior Center – 128 Providence St. | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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What's the Worcester forecast?

The forecast calls for a slight chance of showers between noon and 1 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., but mostly sunny, with a high near 93, with southwest wind 6 to 10 mph and gusts as high as 22 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40% with new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Heat advisory in MA prompts Worcester to open cooling centers