Weather Alerts For Baldwin City, KS

# HEADLINE -------------------- EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon heat index values of 100 to 107. WHERE Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. WHEN Until 7 PM CDT Tuesday. IMPACTS Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. ISSUED AT Friday, September 4, 2026 at 1:41 AM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Topeka KS HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- 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. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee, Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Marshall, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Ottawa, Republic, Riley, Shawnee, Washington Including the cities of Lyndon, Wamego, Lebo, Clay Center, Meriden, Eskridge, Greenleaf, St. Marys, Bennington, Seneca, Topeka, Carbondale, Paxico, Sabetha, McFarland, Grantville, Concordia, Garnett, Abilene, Burlington, Osage City, Horton, Holton, Blue Rapids, Ottawa, Hiawatha, Perry, Minneapolis, Valley Falls, Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McLouth, Marysville, Belleville, Linn, Frankfort, Nortonville, Junction City, Emporia, Alma, Manhattan, Oskaloosa, Clifton, Burlingame, Herington, Lawrence, Overbrook, Harveyville, Washington, Council Grove, and Hanover

Pollen Index: 11.7 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Chenopods and Nettle. Pollen concentrations for Friday will be at about the same level in the extremely high range. If you do suffer from allergies, tomorrow should be about as difficult outdoors as it was today.