We don't have to ring alarm bells for "dangerous" or "extreme" heat this time - it's just typical summertime weather, with a few popup thunderstorms around NJ.
The weather station at Newark Liberty International Airport has been reading abnormally warm for many months, making our recent record heat highly suspect.
Heat and humidity this weekend will once surge to potentially dangerous levels, while all of New Jersey looks forward to rain and a cooldown next week.
This summery, sultry, sweltering stretch of 90+ degree temperatures will continue across New Jersey until early next week, lasting 7 or 8 days (at least).
The technical definition of a heat wave requires three consecutive days of 90+ degree temperatures. That happens often in New Jersey in the summertime.