Excessive Heat Warning: Heat Index Up To 115

August 3, 2011

There is an excessive heat warning in effect for your Wednesday with temperatures expected to climb to about 100 with high humidity pushing the heat index to between 110 and 115 degrees by afternoon.

Heat index values this high can cause even the most physically fit to succumb to heat exhaustion, or even a heat stroke, according to the National Weather Service, which recommends plenty of fluids, air conditioning and staying out of the sun.

  • Wednesday…Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 100. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index readings 110 to 115.
  • Wednesday Night…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Highest heat index readings 105 to 107 in the evening.
  • Thursday…Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
  • Thursday Night…Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
  • Friday…Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
  • Friday Night…Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
  • Saturday…Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
  • Saturday Night…Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
  • Sunday…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
  • Sunday Night…Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
  • Monday…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
  • Monday Night…Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
  • Tuesday…Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive