0330L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 8/15/24
*HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 ARE POSSIBLE. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE WORKING OUTDOORS. STAY HYDRATED.
*MARGINAL RISK for severe weather later today.
*A surface front will be in the area later today and be the focus point for possibly some severe weather. Start-time/Timing will be from 5-8 pm ending around 10 pm. Quarter size hail and winds 60-80 mph are possible. There is a chance for rain this morning too so we’ll keep an eye out.
Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN;
Today- Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hot with highs around 101. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 108 this afternoon.
Tonight- Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening.
*Here are the links for heat and cold that you really need to know:
Here is that heat link from the NWS website. https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat
*Finally, be sure to download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. You’re not prepared without it.
HAVE A GOOD DAY!
