Heat advisory issued for metro

A Heat Advisory is in effect until Friday evening for most all of East Texas. The all-time record high in Tucson is 117 degrees. Highs will still be in the upper 80’s and low 90’s but the feels like temperatures will be tolerable. The all-time heat record in Death Valley is 134 degrees, but the station in the national park hasn’t been over 129 since that reading in 1913.

Since we first posted on Monday about this heat wave, we’ve seen numerous reactions along the lines of “but it’s a dry heat”.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, high near 83.

Larry Kalkstein, a professor of public health sciences at the University of Miami, breaks it down like this: Humid heat waves and dry heat waves are both equally risky, in their own ways.

Even if the 120-degree mark is not reached, the NWS says it’s likely Phoenix will set some daily record highs.

HOT END TO WORK WEEK: We will be dialing back the rain chances Thursday and Friday.

Avoid heat related illnesses such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Wear light-weight, loose fitting clothing. You should steer clear of alcohol and caffeinated drinks during a heat wave because these liquids tend to dehydrate you.

Use air conditioners. If you don’t have one, seek out air-conditioned locations such as a local mall or library.

Check on friends, relatives and neighbors, people with respiratory conditions such as asthma or emphysema, the elderly and children are most affected by air pollution.

Anyone overcome by the heat should move to a cool and shaded area.

The biggest problem every summer are children and pets left in hot vehicles, he said.

The very young and very old are vulnerable to heat.

ABC 17 News has also reached out to the Boone County Fire Protection District, which tells us it has responded to no heat-related sicknesses so far.