Heat advisory issued for Ohio and West Virginia counties Emergency Information This is a heat advisory for the following counties in Ohio, Athens, Galleah and Mages, and the following counties in West Virginia, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Rhone, Wirt, and Wood. Issued at 12.20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Heat advisory in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Thursday. Heat index values up to 104 expected. Areas affected include portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northern, southern, and western West Virginia. The hazardous weather can be expected from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight time Thursday. Impacts, hot temperatures, and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. To reduce risk during outdoor work, take frequent breaks and shaded or air-condition environments. Anyone overcome my heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency. Call 911. Additional information can be found at weather.g.O.V. Flash, RLX as well as on our X and Facebook pages. The forecast for Putnam, Jackson, Rhone, Calhoun, Gilmer, Word, and Ritchie counties issued at 11 a.m. Today, sunny, hot with highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds. Tonight, mostly clear. Humid with lows around 70. Light and variable winds. Thursday, sunny, hot with highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon. Thursday night, mostly clear. Human with lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. Heat index values up to 100 early until midnight. The forecast for Athens, Washington, Mags, Galea, Mason, Wood, Pleasance, and Tyler counties issued at 1.11 a.m. Today, sunny, hot with highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds. Tonight, mostly clear. Human with lows around 70. Light and variable winds. Thursday, sunny, hot with highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 10 miles an hour in the afternoon. Heat index values up to 101 in the afternoon. Thursday night, mostly clear. Human with lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. The extended forecast for the WXM70 listening area, Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50%. Saturday and Saturday night, hot. Sh showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60%. Sunday and Sunday night, showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 70%. Monday and Monday night, hot. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 70s. Tuesday and Tuesday night, hot. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30%.
