The heat is on in the Upper Valley

Heather Fernandes, right, and her children Caleb, 6, left, and Wyatt, 8, cool off in the White River in West Hartford, Vt., on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory effective noon Tuesday through 8 p.m. Thursday, with heat index values expected to exceed 100 degrees. (Valley News - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Alex Driehaus

Caleb Coture with Vermont Heating and Ventilating grinds a metal pipe before welding it in Hanover, N.H., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Coture set up a fan to cool down the tent where he welds, but said the plastic sheets surrounding his workspace still create a greenhouse-like environment. “It is brutal out here today,” he said. (Valley News - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Published: 06-20-2024 2:26 AM

With a heat advisory issued for the Upper Valley through 8 p.m. Thursday, Heather Fernandes and her children Caleb, 6, and Wyatt, 8, cool off in the White River in West Hartford on Tuesday. Caleb Coture with Vermont Heating and Ventilating grinds a metal pipe before welding it in Hanover on Wednesday. Coture set up a fan to cool down the tent where he welds, but said the plastic sheets surrounding his workspace still create a greenhouse-like environment. “It is brutal out here today,” he said. The National Weather Service said heat index values expected to exceed 100 degrees.