As New Hampshire deals with an Extreme Heat Watch through Friday, many communities have opened cooling centers. Here are some of the locations currently available:

• Manchester
  • 200 Elm Street Engagement Center
• Nashua
  • Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter
  • Nashua Public Library
• Derry
  • Cooling center available through the town (check with the town for current hours).
• Hudson
  • Town cooling center open during the heat emergency.
• Goffstown
  • Community cooling location available.
• Milford
  • Cooling center open during the heat event.
• Litchfield
  • Cooling center available.
• Lee
  • Town cooling center available.
• Salem
  • Kelley Library
  • Ingram Senior Center
  • The Mall at Rockingham Park (during normal mall hours)
• Dover
  • Dover Public Library
  • McConnell Center
  • Dover City Hall (during business hours)
  • Dover Police Department lobby (24/7)
  • Dover Fire Stations (24/7)
• Newmarket
  • Newmarket Public Library
  • Sunrise Sunset Senior Center
• Lebanon / West Lebanon
  • Lebanon Public Library
  • Kilton Library
  • Lebanon Airport Terminal Building
  • Upper Valley Senior Center (seniors)

If you don’t see your town listed, you can:

• Call 2-1-1 to find the nearest cooling center.
• Check with your local town or city hall, as many libraries, senior centers, and community centers are serving as cooling centers during this heat wave.

Stay hydrated, avoid strenuous outdoor activity during the afternoon, and check on elderly neighbors, young children, and anyone without air conditioning while the heat index is expected to exceed 100°F in parts of southern New Hampshire.