The heat and humidity is here to stay, at least until a cold front moves through the area Friday night. The NWS has extended our heat advisory to be effective until Friday 8pm.
Expect unusually hot, humid conditions until then, with heat indices above 100° and lows only in the 70s.
Remember:
- Stay hydrated, especially if you’re outside for long periods of time; drink plenty of water, not pop, coffee, etc
- Never leave children or pets in a car for any amount of time, for any reason
- Wear sunscreen
- Look out for symptoms of dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke
- As much as possible, stay in air-conditioned buildings
- As much as possible, avoid being in the sun
WWUS73 KDTX 171921 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 321 PM EDT WED JUL 17 2013 ...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STRETCH OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. VERY HUMID CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICIES OF 95 TO 105 DEGREES. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WILL BE MINIMAL AS HUMID CONDITIONS PERSIST AND LOWS HOLD PREDOMINATELY IN THE MID 70S. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN FRIDAY EVENING AND NIGHT WILL PROVIDE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEEKEND. MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-180930- /O.EXT.KDTX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130720T0000Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE- LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE- LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT... ADRIAN...MONROE 321 PM EDT WED JUL 17 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HIGH HUMIDITY AND MAX TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S RESULTING IN HEAT INDICIES OF 95 TO 105 DEGREES THROUGH FRIDAY. * LITTLE OVERNIGHT RELIEF WITH HUMIDITY PERSISTING AND LOWS PREDOMINATELY IN THE MID 70S. IMPACTS... * HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE IS POSSIBLE IN EXTREME CASES WHERE NO PROTECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN. * MUSCLE CRAMPS AND SUN BURNS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE 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 ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ SF