...Excessive heat warning remains in effect until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Friday... * high temperatures will be near 100 degrees today and Friday. Humidity will combine with the heat and produce index values over 105 degrees in places during the afternoon hours. There will be only minimal relief overnight with low temperatures in the upper 60s and low 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 after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
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 88.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.