Multi-day heat event begins Friday for northeastern Colorado, Denver metro

KDVR – Temperatures in Colorado Heating Before the summer coup, from Friday morning to Saturday evening, most of the front range and parts of northeastern Colorado will be subject to heat consulting.

Interstate 25 has a strong opportunity to see the three -digit temperatures of this year and do so with a possible 100 -degree day. For this reason, a heat consultant was issued from 11 am on Friday until 6 pm on Saturday due to the high temperatures expected at low altitudes.

National weather service expects the worst temperature from 11 am to 6 pm at both days, and warned that high temperatures may cause heat disease.

These areas have the highest chances of more than 100 degrees

It will be also hot on Thursday, as temperatures are expected to reach the mid -1990s in most of the Denver Metro area. This heat will serve as a building block for Friday and Saturday.

The national weather service has provided possibility for Friday and Saturday, which shows any cities that have the highest opportunities to reach more than 100 degrees.

NWS says that Akron, Fort Morgan, Greley and JULESBURG have more than 80 % the possibility of reaching 100 degrees or more, while lemon and buller have less than 15 % the possibility of reaching the same heat.

Meanwhile, Denver has 60 % to reach more than 100 degrees on Friday and the same opportunity to reach the same temperature on Saturday.

NWS warned that there may be strong winds from Friday to Sunday, which may lead to critical weather conditions in some areas. On Sunday, although it is less hot, it is still expected to reach the middle to the top up.

What is heat exhaust? How is it dealt with?

To prevent heat and dehydration, experts recommend that individuals drink a lot of fluids, stay in air -conditioned rooms, stay outside the sun and check relatives and neighbors. When going out and about, individuals should take precautions, such as wearing light and written clothes and restrictions on arduous activities until early morning or evening.

It is also important to be aware of signs Heat exhausting and stroke. National weather service says that symptoms of heat exhaustion include dizziness, thirst, heavy sweating, nausea and weakness. Patients can also show cold, pale and intermittent skin, as well as a fast and weak pulse.

Thermal exhaustion can also lead to a thermal stroke, so if the signs of heat exhaustion are seen, the individual should be transferred to a cooler area, wear his clothes and give cold water. If a person vomits or if the symptoms are exacerbated or lasting for more than an hour, medical attention should be.

Stroke is more dangerous: Symptoms include beating headache, oblique speech, confusion and dizziness and may become unconscious. The national weather service recommends contacting the number 911 with a person also transferred to a cooler area, puts off clothes and removes the additional layers, and cools the individual down with water or ice.

Immediate medical care for individuals with a thermal blow is very important, because the symptoms of heat blow can be fatal. Patients should not be given fluid while exposed to a stroke.

The sunny hot weather with stagnant air leads to ozone alert

The Ministry of Public Health and Environment in Colorado issued an alert on the day of the ozone until Thursday at 4 pm, as officials are concerned about the potential air risks during the hot weather.

The alert is dedicated to the urban corridor, the front range, and ozone levels are expected to be in the good range to the moderate.

“However, the hot, sunny and stagnation weather will allow ozone to reach the category of sensitive groups of sensitive groups on Thursday.”

The areas are expected to be the highest ozone concentrations in the southern and western regions of the Denver metro, along the I-25 corridor towards the Fort Collins and Greley.

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