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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106.

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to 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.

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Mild and breezy day ahead

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Hourly forecast

WSIL(Carterville, IL)--This morning, we are starting slightly warmer this morning when compared to yesterday morning, with lows in the low to mid 60s. However, after the passage of the cold front, things today will be cooler than they were yesterday afternoon with highs today only being around the 80 degree mark, give or take a few degrees depending on location. 

Humidity today

Humidity will again be low with dewpoints only in the mid 50s. 

Wind gusts this afternoon

This afternoon will be breezy with wind gusts around 15 to 20 miles per hour this afternoon. Winds will calm later this evening, and temperatures will be in the low to mid 50s to start the morning tomorrow. 

Tomorrow will again be mild with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 in the southern parts of the region. We will retain the low dewpoints in the 50s again, but winds will be calmer. 

Tracking the next warm up

Tomorrow and Friday will likely be the last days of mild weather, because we are tracking our next warm up which will start on Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 80s, before reaching the low to mid 90s next week. 

Things will remain dry through Saturday before rain chances increase for Sunday. We could see isolated to scattered storm chances next week