Heat and humidity bake N.J.

Heat and humidity are expected to continue to build across New Jersey.

Heat advisories and an excessive heat warning will take effect at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The National Weather Service says temperatures will combine with humidity to make it feel like 100 degrees Tuesday and near 105 degrees on Wednesday.

Forecasters are predicting a chance for thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon and evening before temperatures return closer to normal on Thursday.

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