HOUSTON — With temps and heat indexes rising, the National Weather Service put most of the Houston area under a heat advisory for Wednesday.
The heat advisory will be in effect from noon until 8 p.m. Wednesday and includes Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Walker, San Jacinto, Polk, Washington, Grimes, Liberty, Colorado, Austin, Waller, and Wharton counties.
Heat indexes will be near or greater than 108 on Wednesday, according to the NWS.
What you need to do: drink plenty of fluid, stay indoors with air conditioning if you can, and stay out of the sun. Also, make sure to check on those who may be susceptible to heat illnesses.
You should also wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing and try to limit strenuous activities to early morning and evening.
And know the signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
The heat advisory includes the following cities: Prairie View, Wharton, Coldspring, Waller, Conroe, Sealy, Madisonville, College Station, Bryan, Pecan Grove, Weimar, Missouri City, Sugar Land, El Campo, Somerville, Huntsville, The Woodlands, Eagle Lake, Livingston, Rosenberg, Mission Bend, Navasota, Caldwell, Groveton, Liberty, Corrigan, Crockett, Houston, Brenham, Columbus, Bellville, Hempstead, First Colony, Trinity, Brookshire, Cleveland, Dayton and Shepherd.
