MON JUL 13 2015

…HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY…

A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE STATE AND WILL LEAD TO VERY HOT AND HUMID HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION…IT WILL REMAIN VERY HUMID THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES….HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURE…TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S…WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 110.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS…IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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:**HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON UNTIL 7-PM for all but the far west/southwest counties, where the ADVISORY is in effect from 1-8pm** Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light west northwest wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS COUNTIES…

338 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY…

* TIMING…THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURE…HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S…WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DURING THE AFTERNOON…AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN MONDAY.

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.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS…IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-COUNTIES…332 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015…

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY.

* TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO NEAR 110 MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS…ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES MONDAY. HEAT ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE COULD OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

 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.

Today:HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7-p.m.; Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 107. South wind 7 to 10 mph.            Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Monday: HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON UNTIL 7-P.M.; Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.                                                                                                     Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85

447 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN IOWA.

TODAY AND TONIGHT: HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH HEAT INDICES TO 105 OR MORE DURING PEAK HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA BEGINNING AT NOON AND RUNNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM MINNESOTA SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT TO ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL THE MOST LIKELY THREATS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS MAY OCCUR AS WELL.

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA AGAIN ON MONDAY WHEN HEAT INDICES MAY AGAIN REACH 105 OR MORE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

319 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015 ...HOT AND HUMID SUNDAY AND MONDAY…

Counties in orange are included in the Heat Advisories for Sun. & Monday

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE LOWER 90S BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S MONDAY. DEW POINTS ARE ANTICIPATED RANGE IN THE MIDDLE 70S BOTH DAYS…PLUS THE RECENT RAIN FROM SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD ADD TO THE HUMIDITY AND MAKE CONDITIONS EXTREMELY BALMY.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE COUNTIES:HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO NEAR 110 DEGREES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK- JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION– CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE- APPANOOSE-DAVIS-

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY… HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY..

TEMPERATURE…ON SUNDAY…EXPECT MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE LOWER 90S AND DEW POINTS IN THE MIDDLE 70S. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES. MONDAY LOOKS TO BE EVEN HOTTER WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 103 TO 108. A FEW AREAS MAY APPROACH 110 DEGREE HEAT INDEX BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS…IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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Early This Morning: Mostly cloudy. South wind near 5 mph.
Today: Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. High around 80. Southeast wind near 10 mph.
Tonight: A chance of thunderstorms in the evening…then thunderstorms likely before midnight. Thunderstorms after midnight. Low in the upper 60s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 90 percent.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy until late afternoon then becoming mostly sunny. Thunderstorms through mid morning…then a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. High in the mid 80s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 90 percent.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 70s. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. High in the lower 90s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Highest heat index readings 100 to 105 in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 70s.

Monday: Mostly sunny. High in the lower 90s.