The National Weather Service has extended their heat advisory for Schuylkill County and all of Pennsylvania until Sunday.
HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Maximum heat index values 100-102 Friday afternoon. Maximum
heat index values 102-104. Maximum heat index values 100-103
Sunday afternoon.
* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania.
* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause an increase in heat-related illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The risk of heat-related impacts is expected to reach its highest level over the weekend. The early arrival of the heat in the summer season, persistence of heat over multiple days, and very warm nights will be aggravating factors of overall heat stress.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause an increase in heat-related illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The risk of heat-related impacts is expected to reach its highest level over the weekend. The early arrival of the heat in the summer season, persistence of heat over multiple days, and very warm nights will be aggravating factors of overall heat stress.