There is a Heat Advisory forecast for much of Eastern Iowa this weekend. Temperatures could be above 100 degrees with the heat index. Plan accordingly and be aware of National Weather Service alerts.
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You can also get the Wet Bulb Global Forecast these days – thought to be a more accurate measure of heat stress than the Heat Index: https://www.weather.gov/rah/WBGT
I did a post on it last year. I like the fact that there are activity charts with warnings like the one posted for athletic activity. I can recall preseason twice a day football practice in high school in August where we probably should not have been on the field. Good to see that a science has developed around that.
You can also get the Wet Bulb Global Forecast these days – thought to be a more accurate measure of heat stress than the Heat Index: https://www.weather.gov/rah/WBGT
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I’ve never heard of the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature. I can see the Heat Risk for my area, which is Moderate right now. It will be Major tomorrow.
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I did a post on it last year. I like the fact that there are activity charts with warnings like the one posted for athletic activity. I can recall preseason twice a day football practice in high school in August where we probably should not have been on the field. Good to see that a science has developed around that.
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