EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET MSL IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
A STRONG DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND MONDAY. AS A RESULT AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY HOT.
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND MONDAY WILL BE AROUND 115 IN THE THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...BETWEEN 117 AND 122 ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER...AND AROUND 128 IN DEATH VALLEY.
TODAY WILL BE THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE DAY THAT AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NEEDED. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAMPS, OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.
LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, DRINK LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, WEAR LIGHT COLORED/LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHES, AND IF POSSIBLE, SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED OR WELL VENTILATED PLACES.