The NBC Connecticut meteorologists are forecasting near-record heat on Monday and Tuesday.
Monday will feature sunny skies with high temperatures rising into the upper 80s to low-90s. The record for today is 93 degrees and it was set in 1987. We will likely fall just short of that record.
Conditions will be quiet this evening with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 60s.
Even hotter weather arrives by Tuesday with a forecast for highs into the low to mid 90s. The current record for Tuesday is 95 degrees.
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Our next chance for thunderstorms arrives on Wednesday afternoon and evening as cooler air works into the state.
Get an in-depth look at the forecast here.
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