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Coverage dated July 1, 2026 to July 3, 2026

As heat bakes Boston area, people do what they can to stay cool

Headline from NBC Boston

People cool off in the cold waters of Gloucester’s Good Harbor Beach as a heat wave affects Massachusetts on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

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  1. NBC Boston

    First Alert: Heat wave starts today, record temps in Boston tomorrow (opens NBC Boston)

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    NBC Boston's feed description

    The heat wave starts today . We’ve got four First Alert days in a row for the stifling heat. We crank the numbers up to the upper 90s today. The humidity is making it feel worse. In the winter, we talk “wind chill,” and in the summer, it’s all about the “heat index,” or the feels like temperature.

  2. NBC Boston

    As heat bakes Boston area, people do what they can to stay cool (opens NBC Boston)

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    NBC Boston's feed description

    People cool off in the cold waters of Gloucester’s Good Harbor Beach as a heat wave affects Massachusetts on Thursday, July 2, 2026.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Boston hits 100 degrees, toppling heat record as searing temperatures linger into the holiday weekend (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    This prolonged heat wave will stretch into Saturday, the Fourth of July with stifling humidity and intermittent storms.

  4. The Boston Globe

    Boston hits 100 degrees, toppling heat record as searing temperatures linger (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    This prolonged heat wave will stretch into Saturday, the Fourth of July with stifling humidity and intermittent storms.

  5. NBC Boston

    FIRST ALERT: It's officially a heat wave, and Boston hit 100 degrees today (opens NBC Boston)

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    NBC Boston's feed description

    We’re officially now in a heat wave as New England bakes under more hot sun today. Temperatures officially verified a heat wave at Logan Airport when temperatures hit 90 degrees by mid-morning on Friday. By afternoon, temperatures had reached 100.

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