Seems this summer is going to be hotter than normal here. The week I was gone there was a heat warning, it got up to 109. Looks like we're heading into another:
Severe Weather Alerts - Cottonwood, AZ
Excessive Heat Watch
Excessive Heat Watch in effect from Saturday, 10:00 AM MST until Tuesday, June 21 at 8:00 PM MST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF YAVAPAI AND NORTHERN
GILA COUNTIES... INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS CONGRESS...
COTTONWOOD/THE VERDE VALLEY...AND TONTO BASIN.
* TEMPERATURE...HIGHS FROM 111 TO 117 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS WILL BE LIKELY FOR THOSE
INVOLVED IN STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OUTDOORS...OR THOSE WITH HEALTH
CONDITIONS WHO DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AIR
CONDITIONING. IF UNTREATED...SOME ILLNESS EVENTS COULD BE
FATAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...
STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE...STAY OUT OF THE
SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.
- Today
Jun 15
Sunny; breezy this afternoon 95°Lo 59°- Thu
Jun 16
A full day of sunshine 95°Lo 61°
more- Fri
Jun 17
Plenty of sunshine 98°Lo 61°
more- Sat
Jun 18
Hot with plenty of sunshine 103°Lo 69°
more- Sun
Jun 19
Mostly sunny and very hot 111°Lo 71°
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