Maryland Weather: Heat Wave Peaks Thursday, Code Red Extreme Heat Alert In Effect

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Temperatures proceed to emergence successful the portion and the vigor scale is forecasted to scope implicit 100 degrees Fahrenheit implicit the adjacent fewer days.

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa connected Tuesday issued a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert to extremity Friday, August 13.

“Excessive vigor is the starring weather-related slayer successful the United States. The effects of utmost vigor are exacerbated successful municipality areas, particularly erstwhile combined with precocious humidity and mediocre aerial quality,” said Dr. Dzirasa. “Extreme vigor is peculiarly unsafe for young children, older adults, and those with chronic aesculapian conditions. I promote each residents to instrumentality the indispensable steps to support themselves arsenic good arsenic their families, neighbors, and pets.”

Thursday is anticipated to beryllium the hottest time of the week with a vigor scale of 108 degrees.

#mdwx Good morning. Today volition beryllium the hottest time of this existent vigor wave. Hydrate aboriginal and often. pic.twitter.com/5dDhJMvwcT

— Marty Bass WJZ (@MartyBassWJZ) August 12, 2021

Thunderstorms visited the country for Tuesday and Thursday, and rain’s successful the forecast for Friday too. Stay upwind aware!

#mdwx Three day's successful a row, a "marginal risk" of terrible upwind imaginable this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/7RwdvNfiTQ

— Marty Bass WJZ (@MartyBassWJZ) August 11, 2021

The Maryland Department of Health released a fewer tips connected however to debar immoderate heat-related illnesses.

During the Code Red Extreme Heat season, the city’s wellness section recommends:

Drink plentifulness of water
Avoid intoxicant and caffeine
Reduce extracurricular activities
Stay wrong during the hottest clip of time (11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Seek alleviation from the vigor successful air-conditioned locations
Check connected older, sick, oregon frail radical successful your assemblage who whitethorn request assistance successful the heat.
Never permission children oregon pets unsocial successful closed vehicles, adjacent for abbreviated periods of time.
Watch retired for signs of vigor exhaustion and heatstroke.

City residents who privation cooling halfway accusation connected Code Red Extreme Heat Alert days tin call 311. Individuals having a heat-related aesculapian emergency, oregon who are experiencing the signs of vigor exhaustion oregon vigor changeable should call 911.

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Remember to cheque connected household and friends who whitethorn person a hard clip coping with the precocious temperatures. Information connected cooling centers tin beryllium recovered here: https://health.baltimorecity.gov/coderedinfo.