⚠️ Extreme Heat Watch – Barron; Rusk; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire – Friday, July 24, 2026

Extreme Heat Watch issued July 24 at 12:59PM CDT until July 26 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 102
possible.

* WHERE…Barron, Rusk, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, and Pepin
Counties.

* WHEN…From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS…Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.