MA, RI weather will be scorching hot heading into weekend. Here’s the weekend forecast

Watch out, folks, it’s a hot one out there.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for New England for today, Friday, as portions of the region will experience highs of 95 degrees Fahrenheit to 100 degrees and will remain that hot until 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Saturday.

The areas most affected will be parts of northern Connecticut, northern Rhode Island and most of Massachusetts, according to the heat advisory.

The weather service recommends caution, as hot temperatures and high humidity could cause heat illnesses. They also say that people should drink plenty of liquids, remain in air-conditioned rooms, stay out of the sun and check in on relatives and neighbors.

MA weather forecast: How hot will it be this weekend?

This weekend is going to continue to be hot. The heat advisory will continue through 7 p.m. on Saturday, with heat index values that range from 95 to 100 degrees.

The forecasters’ discussion said that Saturday may be a mixture of hot and wet, as there is a low chance of early morning showers that could become thunderstorms combined with the continuing heat wave sweeping Massachusetts.

Forecasters predict that Sunday will most likely be warm and muggy, with the main concern being rainfall which may become heavy momentarily throughout the day.

Will the tropical storm impact New England?

A tropical storm is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, spelling trouble for Florida and the rest of the United States if it develops into something stronger.

The National Hurricane Center is giving a medium chance — 60% — for development over the next 48 hours. Chances for development over the next seven days also have increased, to 90%.

Even though New England does not seem to be in the tropical storm’s path, a state government profile on cyclones said that the Commonwealth should be on alert for hurricanes and tropical due to its vulnerability to those weather events.

“Massachusetts’s 78 coastal communities are more susceptible to damaging impacts of high windsand storm surge associated with hurricanes and tropical storms,” the report said.

Cheryl McCloud contributed to the reporting of this story.

Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com.