Heatwave Alert Starts Tuesday

Rochester News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 28, 2026 · 1m

Weather’s turning hot and sticky fast—after a cool, dry weekend, Monday brings a brief cooldown before temps skyrocket back into the 80s. Tuesday kicks off the real heat with a warm front bringing thunderstorms in the morning and 90-degree highs with dewpoints climbing above 70, pushing heat index into triple digits in the city. Wednesday and Thursday are the scorcher days—with highs in the low to mid-90s and heat indices hitting 100 to 105, even overnight lows barely dipping into the 70s. The holiday weekend stays uncomfortably hot, with heat indices in the 90s and scattered afternoon…