The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory beginning at 12.00pm (noon) until 7.00pm this evening, as heat indices are expected to be between 106F and 110F.
Prolonged exposure to the heat and/or exertion outdoors without proper hydration and other precautionary actions may result in heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
For information on keeping yourself, your family, and your pets safe during extreme heat, visit houstonemergency.org.
NOTE: Libraries and other City building are cooling centers when the City activates the Heat Emergency Heat Plan, which happens when the heat index, a computation of air temperature and humidity, reaches 108 on two consecutive days. Today's Advisory follows an advisory issued yesterday.
Anyone without access to air-conditioning can seek shelter during business hours at city multi-service centers, libraries or recreation centers. A map of open cooling centers is available online at houstontx.gov/emergency.
People without adequate air conditioning and need to use City facilities to cool off can do the following: 1) Use their own transportation resources to access a city-owned library or multi-service center during normal operating hours (available online at houstontx.gov/emergency); 2) If a resident does not have adequate transportation, they may call 3-1-1 (713.837.0311) to request a ride on METRO to an available cooling center. The City has designated 47 public city facilities to act as cooling centers during periods of extreme heat during their normal business hours. Some facilities are closed or have limited hours on weekends, so it is necessary for residents to use the map at houstontx.gov/emergency or call 311 to find an open facility.