..HOT AND HUMID WEATHER RETURNS…

ON SUNDAY TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S. THIS HEAT IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH DEW POINTS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RISE TO 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE HEAT WILL LINGER INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-FREMONT COUNTIES…

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY…

HEAT INDEX EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS LIKE HEAT STRESS…HEAT CRAMPS OR POSSIBLY HEAT STROKE IS MORE LIKELY. PETS AND LIVESTOCK WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THE HEAT AND APPROPRIATE MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THE ANIMALS SAFETY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.