The National Weather Service says to expect hot and humid weather this weekend with heat indices possibly in the 100-105 degree range on Saturday.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1211 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2015INZ003>009-014-016>018-024>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025-172100-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-
MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-
GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-
HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-
VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MICHIGAN CITY…LA PORTE…SOUTH BEND…
MISHAWAKA…NEW CARLISLE…WALKERTON…ELKHART…GOSHEN…
NAPPANEE…LAGRANGE…TOPEKA…SHIPSHEWANA…ANGOLA…FREMONT…
KENDALLVILLE…LIGONIER…ALBION…AUBURN…GARRETT…PLYMOUTH…
BREMEN…CULVER…WARSAW…WINONA LAKE…SYRACUSE…MENTONE…
COLUMBIA CITY…TRI-LAKES…SOUTH WHITLEY…FORT WAYNE…
NEW HAVEN…WABASH…NORTH MANCHESTER…HUNTINGTON…ROANOKE…
BLUFFTON…OSSIAN…DECATUR…BERNE…MARION…GAS CITY…
UPLAND…HARTFORD CITY…MONTPELIER…PORTLAND…DUNKIRK…
NILES…BENTON HARBOR…ST. JOSEPH…BUCHANAN…DOWAGIAC…
CASSOPOLIS…MARCELLUS…STURGIS…THREE RIVERS…WHITE PIGEON…
MENDON…COLDWATER…BRONSON…HILLSDALE…LITCHFIELD…
JONESVILLE…BRYAN…WAUSEON…ARCHBOLD…FAYETTE…SWANTON…
DEFIANCE…SHERWOOD…HICKSVILLE…NAPOLEON…DESHLER…
LIBERTY CENTER…PAULDING…ANTWERP…MELROSE…OTTAWA…
PANDORA…KALIDA…FORT JENNINGS…VAN WERT…DELPHOS…
OHIO CITY…LIMA…SPENCERVILLE
1211 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2015…HOT AND HUMID WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND…
HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S TODAY THEN TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 ON SATURDAY. ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S TODAY BUT IN THE LOWER 90S ON SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BE THE WARMEST AND MOST HUMID AIR OF THE SUMMER AND IT WILL FEEL ESPECIALLY OPPRESSIVE DUE TO THE RELATIVELY MILD AND WET SUMMER WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SO FAR. THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF AT NIGHT AS VERY MUGGY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE 70S.
THE HEAT MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND BRINGS COOLER AND LESS HUMID AIR BACK TO THE REGION.
LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT DURING THIS PERIOD…ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOTTEST PORTIONS OF THE DAY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER…WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING…AND SPEND TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS. HEAT ILLNESSES CAN STRIKE AND PROGRESS RAPIDLY AND WITH LITTLE WARNING.
NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN CARS. THE SUN CAN HEAT THE INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE TO DEADLY LEVELS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. BEAT THE HEAT…CHECK THE BACKSEAT.