DANGEROUS HEAT TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON…
.WHILE HEAT INDICES WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO PERHAPS 10 DEGREES COOLER
TODAY AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY… HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL STILL REACH
AROUND 105 TO 110 ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF US HIGHWAY 36.
THEREFORE… A HEAT ADVISORY IS WARRANTED FOR TODAY AS WELL.
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR…
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ATCHISON…TROY…ST. JOSEPH…
PLATTSBURG…KINGSTON…HAMILTON…POLO…CHILLICOTHE…
BROOKFIELD
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES…HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH INTO THE MID
TO UPPER 90S. COMBINING THESE TEMPERATURES WITH HIGH HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL YIELD HEAT INDICES FROM AROUND 105 TO 110 THIS
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…THE CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES… ALONG WITH
ABUNDANT MOISTURE… WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX
VALUES THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS… IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE… RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK… THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST
BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME
BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY… CALL 9 1 1.
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.
Today
Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 95. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.