...Excessive heat warning remains in effect until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Friday... * high temperatures will be near 100 degrees today...Thursday and Friday. Humidity will combine with the heat and produce index values up to 105 degrees in places during the afternoon hours. There will be only minimal relief overnight with low temperatures in the upper 60s and 70s. * Impacts: the longevity of this event will result in a dangerous situation for sensitive groups...children...the elderly...or those with medical conditions. Leaving a child or pet in an enclosed vehicle can be deadly...even for a short time. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An excessive heat warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun... and check up on relatives and neighbors. |
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.