Heat AdvisoryIssued by the National Weather Service at 3:03 PM CDT on July 24, 2008
... Heat advisory remains in effect until 9 PM CDT Saturday...
A heat advisory remains in effect until 9 PM CDT Saturday.
Through Saturday... afternoon highs will remain consistent in the upper 90s to around 104. Increasing humidity will push heat indices to around 105 degrees each afternoon... with temperatures falling only into the mid and upper 70s overnight. The duration of the current heat wave... combined with greater humidity... will increase the risk for heat related illness. If the weather pattern does not change... the heat advisory could be extended in time.
A heat advisory means that warm nights and very hot days will increase the risk for heat related illness... with the effects growing each day. Drink plenty of fluids... stay in air conditioned rooms... stay out of the sun... and check up on relatives and neighbors.