New Jersey’s ‘heat risk’ map for Friday, July 25, 2025. (Credit: NWS)
The National Weather Service has issued both an air quality alert and a heat advisory for the Shore area on Friday.
The air quality alert, issued along with the state Department of Environmental Protection, calls Friday a “code orange” day in Ocean County and southeastern Burlington County. A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region “may become unhealthy for sensitive groups.”
Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases, and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors, the alert said.
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Friday’s high on the mainland is expected to reach 96 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. On the barrier island, the high is forecast to be 89 degrees. There is a chance of thunderstorms after 4 p.m.
The heat advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. According to the NWS’s statement, heat index values up to 105 degrees are expected.
“Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses,” the statement said. “Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency!”
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