Governor Lamont Activates Extreme Hot Weather Protocol for the Coming Week Starting Tuesday at Noon
- Candace Bouchard
- 23 hours ago
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7/14/2025 | Governor Ned Lamont |
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to a weather forecast indicating that Connecticut will experience a multi-day stretch of exceptionally hot and humid conditions, he is directing Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol to be activated effective at noon on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, and remaining in effect through at least 8:00 pm on Friday, July 18, 2025.
During this period, temperatures are expected to reach into the 90s, and very humid conditions will push the heat index near or above 100 degrees each day.
The purpose of activating the protocol is to ensure that the most vulnerable populations receive protection from the hot conditions. While in effect, a system is established for state agencies, municipalities, and other partners to coordinate with United Way 2-1-1, ensuring that information regarding cooling centers is available statewide and providing a location for those in need of relief.
Are your pets safe?
Connecticut law prohibits tethering dogs outside during extreme weather and requires that they have adequate shelter. If you see a dog being tethered outside, please have your local ACO or police take immediate action: tell them that according to Connecticut General Statutes 22-350a, dogs cannot be tethered outside during extreme weather for a duration longer than 15 minutes.
Adequate Shelter means a structure that the shelter provides natural or artificial light during daylight hours; offers space adequate for a dog to sit, lie down and turn; is soundly constructed, maintained in good repair and free from accumulated animal waste, debris and moisture, including, but not limited to, standing water and mud, inside and near such shelter; permits a dog access to potable water at least twice in each twenty-four-hour period; during extreme heat outdoor weather environmental conditions provides shade and ventilation sufficient to permit a dog to maintain normal body temperature; is not located under exterior stairs or underneath or inside a motor vehicle; and if the floor of such structure is constructed using wire or metal chain links, such links are appropriately sized so that a dog's paws will not become caught in such links.
Summer tips:
Never leave pets in parked cars – Even a few minutes can be deadly, even with windows cracked.
Limit walks to early morning or evening when it’s cooler — hot pavement can burn paws!
Watch for signs of heatstroke: heavy panting, drooling, weakness, or vomiting. If these signs appear, call the Vets ASAP!!!