⚠️ Extreme Heat Watch – Ashland; Sawyer – Friday, July 24, 2026

Extreme Heat Watch issued July 24 at 2:07PM CDT until July 26 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN

Details

* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 99
degrees and Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures up to 86 degrees possible.

* WHERE…Ashland and Sawyer Counties. This includes the Tribal
Lands of the Bad River Reservation and the Lac Courte Oreilles
Reservation. Other locations including Madeline Island.

* WHEN…From Sunday morning 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.