Tips to Combat This Week's Extreme Heat

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023 -- 10:00 AM

(Raymond Neupert, WRN) Unseasonably hot temperatures are expected this week.

Be safe as extremely hot temperatures move through the state this week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Richard Mamrosh says you should keep an eye on loved ones in the heat. "Check on older people that might live alone, that don't have air conditioning, make sure they're okay. Don't leave kids or pets in a hot car."

Mamrosh says you should skip outdoor activities unless you absolutely need to be outside. "It would be better to, you know, do those activities early in the morning, like shortly after sunrise or just before sunset. Because during the late afternoon hours, that's when the heat indices will be highest."

Mamrosh says if you don't have air conditioning in your home, you still have options. "One alternative is to go down to the basement, if you have a finished basement, of course, that's pretty comfortable. And even if it's not finished, you can go down there for a while. If you have a car, you can go over to a library or you know, a shopping center and cool off."

Heat indices will reach the triple digits in central and southern Wisconsin, with highs in the 90s elsewhere.

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