CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – With highs in the mid-90s all week and heat indexes expected above 100 degrees, a Heat Advisory has been issued through Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses, according to the National Weather Service.
“Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors,” the NWS said. “Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.”
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Clarksville forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook:
- Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
- Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 5 mph.
- Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
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