Heat advisory in effect for today in Orleans County
Photo by Tom Rivers: What I think is a cormorant is perched up high in the widewaters section of the Erie Canal along Presbyterian Road, east of Knowlesville, on Wednesday.
For the second straight day a heat advisory is in effect for Orleans County until 7 p.m.
The temperature is forecast to reach 88, but the heat index values will be in the mid to upper 90s, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo.
The advisory also includes Niagara, Monroe, northern Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Wayne, northern Cayuga, Oswego and Ontario counties.
The Weather Service said the hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur.
