The NWS Raleigh NC issued a heat advisory at 1:43 p.m. on Thursday valid for Friday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The advisory is for Granville, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Orange, Durham, Franklin, Nash, Edgecombe,

On Wednesday at 6:47 a.m. a heat advisory was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 10 p.m. for Lower Columbia River, Tualatin Valley, West Hills and Chehalem Mountains, Inner Portland Metro,

Lehigh and Northampton counties, as well as neighboring Bucks and Berks counties, will be under a heat advisory from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. In the Lehigh Valley, a high of 92 is expected, but forecasters said it will feel closer to 102.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4 and 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

A heat advisory is in effect for the New York City area Wednesday and Thursday, with feels-like temperatures expected to exceed 100 degrees as more storms threaten the forecast. Air quality is also a concern for vulnerable groups.

The heat advisory includes parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, where two people died in flooding.