Crime & Safety
Heat Indices in Geneva Expected to Be Over 100 Degrees All Week
Be careful if you're going outside Monday through Friday.
Temperatures are expected to get to 90 degrees Monday, with heat indices nearing 100 degrees—and it's going to get hotter as the week goes on.
The National Weather Service-Chicago says heat indices are going to clear 100 degrees Monday. Some thunderstorms are possible, but if they come, they aren't expected to cool things down for very long. There's also an Air Quality Action Day for Lake and Porter counties in Indiana, so it's not a day to be outside doing strenuous activity.
From here, it just gets hotter, with highs of 90 or more Tuesday through Friday.
Find out what's happening in Genevawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The city of Batavia has called a Peak Alert to reduce electricity consumption for the hours of 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, and a Peak Alert is expected in our neighbor community for the balance of the work week.
A cold front is expected to move across the Great Lakes sometime Friday, according to the Storm Prediction Center, which will bring a chance for severe storms. The cold front will also result in highs of just 81 degrees both Saturday and Sunday.
Find out what's happening in Genevawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
In the meantime, though, it's going to be hot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers these tips on how to stay safe in the heat:
- Drink more fluids, specifically those that don't contain alcohol or large amounts of sugar.
- Stay indoors, in an air-conditioned place, if possible.
- Take a cool shower or bath.
- Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothes.
- Limit your outdoor activity to morning and evening hours, and cut down on exercise, if possible.
