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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ SATURDAY
TO 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 109 expected.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ Saturday to 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

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.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

&&

Bitter cold overnight -- tracking a few isolated showers tomorrow with greater chances during weekdays

  • Katie Melvin is the Weekend Evening Meteorologist. She's a recent UNC Charlotte graduate where she earned her BS in Meteorology and BA in Mass Media Communication Studies. If you have a weather related story idea, email her at [email protected].

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24 hour temp

WSIL (Carterville) -- A huge temperature swing this evening thanks to an early morning cold front. We aren't too far below average, but after a warmer past few days it's a bit of a shock to the system. 

hourly

We're already down in the 40s but after sunset we'll dip into the 20s. Clear skies are still hanging around but clouds will fill in before midnight ahead of our next system. 

radar

Mid morning we could see a few isolated showers in the bootheel and Tennessee counties including Dunklin, Pemiscot and Lake. No major impacts are expected, just don't be surprised to see some flakes mixed in with rain showers. 

rain

Tomorrow will be mostly dry but the unsettled pattern sticks around for most of the work week so keep the umbrella handy!