Heat, Heat and More Heat Tuesday

The National Weather Service has placed Monmouth County under a heat advisory Tuesday as heat and humidity are expected to soar.

The advisory is in effect from Noon to 8 p.m. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s with high humidity, making the temperature feel more like 100 degrees.

A heat advisory means the combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible.

The service recommends drinking plenty of fluids, staying in an air-conditioned room, staying out of the sun and checking on neighbors and relatives.