A heat advisory will be in effect for parts of the Raccoon Valley Radio listening area today.

According to the National Weather Service, a heat advisory will be in effect for Dallas and Guthrie counties from 1pm Thursday through 8pm Friday. Greene County will also be under a heat advisory from 11am to 8pm Friday. A heat advisory means that temperatures could range between 90 and 95-degrees, with heat indexes ranging between 100 and 105-degrees. Increased humidity Thursday and Friday coupled with high wind gusts on Friday may contribute to increased dehydration.

Remember that Raccoon Valley Radio’s Severe Weather Action Team provides live coverage anytime there’s severe weather in Greene, Dallas and Guthrie counties. We continue our live coverage until the weather drops to below severe levels or moves out of our primary coverage area.