The low temperature Thursday might only be about 80 in Chicago, which would be a record for the date. In Houston, record warm lows are forecast Thursday through at least next Tuesday.
Salina, Kan., with a high of 107Meridian, Miss., with a high of 102Adding in the heat index, “feels like” values of 120 to 125 were common across the Midwest, in places such as Iowa and Missouri, where extensive croplands add to the moisture in the air. This follows Lawrence, Kan., surpassing 130 on Sunday and Monday.
Adding in the stifling humidity, plus urban heat island impacts, keeps it unbearable through the night.“We don’t have heat indices falling meaningfully below 100 until after about 10 PM or so,” wrote the Weather Service in Chicago. Heat index values are probably “remaining in the upper 80s/near 90 for the bulk of the night.”
Lack of meaningful cooling at night significantly compounds health risks, especially for the poor and unhoused.Once into the weekend, heat is probably pushed southward to focus on the Gulf Coast. By next Tuesday,will be at risk. History says we might watch that tally rise as Tuesday approaches.
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