⚠️ Heat Advisory – Trego; Ellis; Scott; Lane; Ness; Rush; Hamilton; Kearny; Finney; Hodgeman; Pawnee; Stafford; Stanton; Grant; Haskell; Gray; Ford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Morton; Stevens; Seward; Meade; Clark; Comanche; Barber – Monday, August 10, 2026

Heat Advisory issued August 10 at 12:34AM CDT until August 10 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

* WHAT…High temperatures will range from 103 to near 107. Heat
index values around 105 expected.

* WHERE…Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west
central Kansas.

* WHEN…From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this
evening.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…This is a prolonged period of near record
breaking heat for the area, so multiple days of heat preparedness
and precautions should be taken. Additional heat headlines will be
evaluated day to day.

Instructions

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

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

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