Grand Rapids, MI (WGHN) - The National Weather Service in Gramd Rapids has issued a Heat Advisory till 8:00 p.m. Sunday for West Michigan. * WHAT...Heat index values up to 103 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Additionally, make sure pets have plenty of water.
Daily heat records could be broken across the central U.S. this weekend. An extreme heat dome will be pushing up temperatures from Michigan to New Mexico today and tomorrow, with temperatures close to 100 degrees possible from Green Bay to Amarillo. Forecasters warn the heat could be sweltering overnight as well, raising the risk of heat exhaustion. On Monday the heat dome will spread into the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, with temperatures well into the 90s possible from Virginia Beach to as far north as Montreal.
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