The Extreme Heat Warning for the entire listening area has been extended until 7 PM Wednesday (07.01), with high temperatures around 90 and above combined with heat index values pushing 110-degrees.
That’s Chickasaw County Public Health Administrator Lisa Welter, who also cautions awareness to the impacts of heat exhaustion.
Welter says the next level of concern from overexposure to the hot weather conditions is heat stroke.
After Wednesdayd, high temps are expected to be in the upper 80s for the rest of the week and into the holiday weekend.
Prior to that, Monday (06.29) is expected to be the hottest day with air temps around 92-degrees and heat indices pushing to 110-degrees or above for Charles City, Cresco, Decorah, New Hampton, Oelwein, and Osage among others. The heatwave also extends into Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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