WE ARE APPROACHING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE YEAR…THE MONTHS OF AUGUST… SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER…HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES COMBINED WITH A LIGHTER WIND THAN NORMAL WILL CAUSE DISCOMFORT FEELINGS DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS…
HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD RANGE FROM 34°C (93 F) TO 36° C (97 F) DEGREES CELSIUS …WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE MID 80’S TO HIGH 90’S. THIS WILL MAKE FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES ( APPARENT
TEMPERATURES ) AROUND 43°C (109 F) TO 46°C ( 115 F) DEGREES EACH DAY.
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL NOT SUBSIDE MUCH AT NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY
DROPPING INTO THE HIGH 20’S (29 TO 28°C, 84 TO 82 F) …THIS WILL ADD TO THE DANGER
FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT FIND A WAY TO ADEQUATELY COOL DOWN.
EXCESSIVE HEAT IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER KILLER… PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE DANGERS EXCESSIVE HEAT POSES. YOUNG CHILDREN…ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH ILLNESSES OR HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK. LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO EARLY IN THE MORNING OR
UNTIL EVENING HOUR (WHEN THE SUN HAS ALREADY SET). IF YOU HAVE A WORKING AIR CONDITIONER USE IT…OR AT LEAST OPEN WINDOWS AND ALLOW AIR TO CIRCULATE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY
OF FLUIDS (WATER, JUICE…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…
AND WEAR PREFERABLY LIGHT COLOR CLOTHING (WHITE).
METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT ARUBA, 31 JULY 2024, 10.00 AM L.T.