Enjoying the warm weekend weather while raising money for a cause, Lisa Zacks, left, and her son Dylan Zacks, 11, both of Williamsburg, represented the Cancer Connection while competing on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in the "Pedalmotion for Locomotion" race to raise funds for Look Park's 1853 replica Huntington train and train station area. Some 50 teams and 35 sponsors raised over $10,000 during the pedal-boat race presented by Greenfield Savings Bank, said Tara Brewster, chair of the Pedalmotion for Locomotion Committee.
Enjoying the warm weekend weather while raising money for a cause, Lisa Zacks, left, and her son Dylan Zacks, 11, both of Williamsburg, represented the Cancer Connection while competing on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in the "Pedalmotion for Locomotion" race to raise funds for Look Park's 1853 replica Huntington train and train station area. Some 50 teams and 35 sponsors raised over $10,000 during the pedal-boat race presented by Greenfield Savings Bank, said Tara Brewster, chair of the Pedalmotion for Locomotion Committee. Credit: GAZETTE STAFF/SARAH CROSBY

NORTHAMPTON — It’s autumn, but it feels like summer. The predicted temperature is so hot, it could be record-breaking.

Today, it’s forecasted to go up to 91 degrees, which would break the record of 89 degrees for Sept. 25, according to meteorologist Bill Simpson from the National Weather Service. The average for the day is 72 degrees, Simpson said.

Simpson said an upper high-pressure ridge has contributed to the heat in the region. The air in the high pressure area is compressed and as it compresses, it warms, he said.

The weather service forecasts a high of 86 degrees on Tuesday and a high of 83 degrees on Wednesday.

Temperatures are expected to cool down. The weather service forecasts a high of 76 degrees on Thursday and a high of 69 degrees on Friday.

The weather service also issued a hazardous weather outlook for patchy, dense fog at night and early morning throughout the week.

Caitlin Ashworth can be reached at cashworth@gazettenet.com.