Heat waves have been the story of the summer in Massachusetts, and it's not letting up anytime soon with temperatures expected to hit the mid-90s this week.

We expect high temperatures between 90 to 95 degrees through at least Wednesday and perhaps for one final day on Thursday. The heat won't feel quite as oppressive this go around because the dewpoints will be fairly low until midweek.

The heat wave began Monday with most towns across central and eastern Massachusetts topping out between 90 to 92 degrees. This makes 17 days of 90+ in Boston this year, already three more than the average and the most we have had in three years.

WBZ-TV weather graphic. CBS Boston

We are forecasting low to mid-90s again on Tuesday and Wednesday, and, depending on how quickly a cold front moves through

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