NEW MEXICO IS SEEING SOME DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH 9:00 WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST, EASTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO…INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE.
METEOROLOGIST JENNIFER SHOEMAKE SAYS THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO AVOID HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION: LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES … AND IF YOU CANNOT DO THAT, MAKE SURE TO WEAR SUNSCREEN AND LIGHT CLOTHING, TAKE A LOT OF BREAKS IN THE SHADE, AVOID ALCOHOL AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
SHOEMAKE SAYS A HEAT ADVISORY IS TYPICALLY ISSUED FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO WHEN TWO OR MORE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF TEMPERATURES AROUND 105 ARE EXPECTED. IN ALBUQUERQUE, THE THRESHOLD IS 100.
