June 9, 2024 - National Weather Service Hanford Office officials report an Excessive Heat Watch remains in effect from 11 AM Tuesday, June 11 to 6 AM Thursday, June 13.

There is a 65 to 75 percent probability of high temperatures of at least 100 degrees on Tuesday and a 25 to 50 percent probability of high temperatures of at least 105 degrees on Wednesday.

Stay in air conditioning, Drink plenty of water, Reduce time in the sun, and limit outdoor activities.

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Excessive Heat Watch

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
538 AM PDT Sun Jun 9 2024


Los Banos - Dos Palos-Merced - Madera - Mendota-Planada - Le
Grand - Snelling-West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-Caruthers
- San Joaquin - Selma-Fresno-Clovis-West Side Mountains South of
198-Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford -
Corcoran - Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-Buena Vista-
Bakersfield-Southeast San Joaquin Valley-South End San Joaquin
Valley-Mariposa Madera Foothills-Fresno-Tulare Foothills-Kern
River Valley-
Including the cities of Kingsburg, Corcoran, Millerton Lake,
Planada, Wasco, Richgrove, Lost Hills, Le Grand, Visalia,
Mariposa, Los Banos, Merced, Delano, Alpaugh, Lemoore Station,
Hanford, Parlier, Kettleman City, Blackwells Corner, Five Points,
Bakersfield, Sanger, Atwater, Goshen, Lemoore, Madera,
Buttonwillow, Tulare, Kerman, Shafter, Arvin, El Portal, Fresno,
Lake Mcclure, Porterville, Lamont, Kernville, Selma, Lake
Isabella, McKittrick, and Taft
538 AM PDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY THROUGH
6 AM THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures reaching up to
  105 possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central California.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Source: NWS