On Monday at 12:56 p.m. an extreme heat watch was released by the National Weather Service valid from Wednesday noon until Friday 7 p.m. for Clinton and Essex counties."Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 105 degrees possible," explains the weather service. "The highest heat ind ex values will occur between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. daily from Wednesday through Friday." ...read more read less