This is what weather says about our weather today: HEAT INDEX - TopicsExpress



          

This is what weather says about our weather today: HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100-105 FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY PROMISES TO BE THE MOST OPPRESSIVE DAY OF THIS SUMMER ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S... COMBINED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF HUMIDITY... WILL CAUSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO CLIMB INTO THE 100-105 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MOST OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SINCE WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY SO FAR THIS SUMMER... MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT ACCLIMATED TO THESE CONDITIONS. ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD TRY TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR IN AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDINGS... AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO STAY WELL HYDRATED. THE ELDERLY... CHRONICALLY ILL... AND THE VERY YOUNG SHOULD TRY TO REMAIN IN AIR CONDITIONING DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. AND NEVER... EVER... LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN OR PETS ALONE IN A CAR WHEN THE WEATHER IS THIS HOT.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:18:34 +0000

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