Still 105 degrees predicted for today (altho' our reliable weather-watchers said it only got up to about 102-103 yesterday, practically balmy!) Plug your ears, here comes the National Weather Service:
..EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* 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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
* IMPACTS: HEAT STROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION...AND HEAT CRAMPS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
The closest cooling zones for seniors 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).
