The heat continues, tomorrow and Wednesday, shouts the National Weather Service:
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX READINGS...A MEASURE OF THE LEVEL OF DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY...ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 105 EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS: HEAT STROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION...AND HEAT CRAMPS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS POSSIBLE. THE HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
And the always-helpful Monica Hubbard reminds us that the county is sponsoring "cooling centers" for the elderly in this heat wave. The nearest ones are:
- Altadena Senior Center, 560 E. Mariposa, 8 AM-5 PM;
- Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM weekdays, 8:30-3 Sat;
The county also recommends checking in with your local library, which is air conditioned and has plenty to read (and is next door to the senior center at 600 E. Mariposa).
