Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
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Warnings of blistering temperatures were expanded Friday to include parts of 26 states as a days-long “heat dome” scorched much of the nation, triggering risky thunderstorms.
On Saturday, temperatures reached a high of 98, but felt more like 100, the National Weather Service said.
After an overnight low around 71 with patchy fog after 3 a.m., Saturday should features patchy fog before 11 a.m., a 30 percent chance for showers and storms, mainly after 5 p.m., mostly sunny skies, a high near 91, heat index values as high as 96, and light east winds becoming south at 5 to 10 miles per hour in the morning. Thursday will bring hot and humid conditions with another chance of storms.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94.
The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible.
With the heat and moisture around the area, there will be daily storm chances.
Sunny skies are expected today, with a high near 93. The low at night will be around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
The chance of showers and thunderstorms continues into Monday Night under mostly cloudy conditions and a low around 71.
From Austin to Boston, temperatures were forecast to be push triple digits, with isolated spots reaching 115 degrees.
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Madison’s record precipitation for July 21 is 4.32 inches in 1881.
