{"id":2249,"date":"2026-06-12T04:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2026-06-12T04:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:34:09","slug":"triple-digit-heat-wave-starts-today-the-triangle-has-major-heat-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2249","title":{"rendered":"Triple-digit heat wave starts today. The Triangle has \u2018major\u2019 heat risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The forecasted highs will hit triple digits this week during the start of an early summer heat wave expected to continue through the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2247\">Carolina Hurricanes tailgaters battle heat wave ahead of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Temperatures could reach 99 degrees on Thursday, June 11, and climb higher to 101 degrees Friday, and back down 98 degrees on Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday also marks the start of three days that have a \u201cmajor\u201d heat risk, a level three out of four risk, said National Weather Service meteorologist Aaron Swiggett.<\/p>\n<p>A heat advisory is in effect from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday. The heat index, how the temperature feels combined with humidity, is expected to reach 105 degrees in part of the Triangle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people are starting to get acclimated to this warmer weather, but this will be the first time where we\u2019re starting to get close to some dangerous heat,\u201d Swiggett said. \u201cSo take extra precautions, have sufficient amounts of water if you\u2019re out and about, bring some shade with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The difference between 99 degrees and 101 degrees is minimal, he said, and <b>most people will need to take precautions<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2245\">A group formed to advise on Carolina North has some questions for UNC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The earliest the Triangle area reached 100 degrees was on June 3, 1895. If the Triangle hits 100 degrees today it would be the tied for the 5th earliest 100 degree high on record, according to meteorologist James Danco.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent time it reached 100 degrees this early was June 7, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Wake County doesn\u2019t anticipate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wake.gov\/departments-government\/fire-services-emergency-management\/emergency-management\/cooling-stations\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">opening cooling shelters<\/a> for this heat wave, said Victoria Gonzalez, public safety communications consultant.<\/p>\n<p>The threshold for the cooling station is:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeat-related illnesses can sneak up on you very quickly,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it is one of the leading causes of fatalities across the country, as far as weather goes, so we always want to try and take it seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People working in extreme heat or in areas without access to air conditioning are most at-risk, and heat-related illnesses include heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat rashes, among others, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=2242\">Wake principal goes from hair to bare to reward students\u2019 success on tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">June 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A heat advisory affects the Triangle with forecasted highs near 100\u2013101\u00b0F and heat index up to 105\u00b0F; take precautions, stay hydrated and seek shade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Triple-digit heat wave starts today. 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