A Summer sizzler on the way!
High pressure now sitting off the coast will bring us a delightful night tonight with lows dropping into the upper 50s. Monday will start a significant warm up that will, in time, become a summer sizzler. The second half of the week will feature building heat and humidity with near record high temperatures setting us up for a potential heat wave Wednesday through Friday with Summer officially beginning on Thursday! Not only will highs be climbing into the low and mid 90s for those days, but the dewpoints will be rising to around 70° and that combined with the hot temperatures will create heat indexes (how hot it will feel) in the 95-100 degree range!
HERE ARE SOME TIPS:
- Make sure to limit your exposure to the sun, especially during the height of the day between 10am-3pm
- Drink plenty of water
- Check on the elderly to make sure they are doing ok in the heat
- DO NOT take your pets for a ride in the car!
- Make sure the car doors are locked so kids that may be playing around outside don’t climb into the car.
- Finally, NEVER EVER leave children in the car even if you think you are just running a quick errand into a store. The inside of a closed vehicle without AC running can reach 140° in just 12-15 minutes and this can ultimately cause serious health conditions or even death for both people and pets!
ABC Meteorologist Bill Gile
