Department of Meteorology Aruba: Heat advisory for the next few months we are approaching the hottest part of the year

WE ARE APPROACHING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE YEAR…THE MONTHS OF AUGUST… SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER…HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES COMBINED WITH A NOW AND THAN LIGHTER WIND THAN NORMAL CAN 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 AN AIRCONDITIONER 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).