THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEGAUNEE SAYS HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS HERE IN UPPER MICHIGAN. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGH TOMORROW. HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY LOWER TODAY…WHICH WILL KEEP HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. A WARM FRONT WILL BRING A SURGE OF WARM MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION TOMORROW. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LOOKS TO BE THE MOST DANGEROUS…WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES RISING TO ABOVE 100 TO NEAR 105 DEGREES AWAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES. A COLD FRONT SLIDING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THIS SHOULD KEEP HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM EXCEEDING 90 DEGREES. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY MAY ONCE AGAIN PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE WHO ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS. THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR RESIDENCES MAY ALSO BE AT RISK…PARTICULARLY YOUNG CHILDREN…ELDERLY PEOPLE…OR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.
