
Why Heat Index Is Not Enough for Athletes
It’s late summer. The sun has been blazing all day, and you and your kid have been dreading soccer practice.
# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 104. WHERE Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northern, southern, and western West Virginia. WHEN Until 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS High temperatures and humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 4:54 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Charleston WV HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Calhoun, Jackson OH, Jackson WV, Lewis, Athens, Boone, Boyd, Braxton, Cabell, Carter, Clay, Doddridge, Gallia, Gilmer, Greenup, Harrison, Kanawha, Lawrence, Lawrence OH, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Meigs, Mingo, Morgan, Perry, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Vinton, Washington, Wayne, Wirt, Wood Including the cities of Harrisville, Ravenswood, South Charleston, Bridgeport, Flatwoods, Ceredo, Cannonsburg, Stockport, Harts, McConnelsville, Hamden, Carter Caves State Park, Wellston, Spencer, Man, Glenville, Sutton, Clarksburg, Jackson, Point Pleasant, Logan, Huntington, Vienna, Saint Albans, Hurricane, Clay, Chapmanville, Russell, New Lexington, Elizabeth, West Union, Ashland, Belmont, Olive Hill, Athens, St. Marys, Wayne, Teays Valley, Charleston, Somerset, Weston, Ironton, South Point, McArthur, Belpre, Paden City, Yatesville Lake State Park, Louisa, Burnsville, Madison, Ripley, Williamson, Parkersburg, Grayson, Marietta, Raceland, Grayson Lake State Park, Gallipolis, Lake Vesuvius, Pomeroy, New Haven, Middlebourne, Grantsville, Gassaway, Oak Hill, Sistersville, Kenova, Alum Creek, Hamlin, Pennsboro, and Crooksville
There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES INTO MID ATLANTIC AND PARTS OF THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS SUMMARY Scattered strong thunderstorm development is likely today through tonight, perhaps including a few organizing clusters, posing a risk for severe wind and hail across parts of the southern Great Lakes into Mid Atlantic and portions of the northern Great Plains into Upper Midwest. PA to Delmarva A broad upper ridge remains over the TN Valley, with fast zonal flow stretching across the Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic region. Multiple clusters of thunderstorms are ongoing this morning over western PA and northern MD. These storms will progress southeastward today across an air mass affected by storms last evening, where there is uncertainty how much destabilization can occur. Damaging winds will be possible in those areas where sufficient heating can occur, especially by early afternoon. WI to PA A common scenario in recent CAM solutions is that a mid-level speed max associated with convection over MN/IA will track across WI and into Lower MI by mid/late afternoon. Morning convection will result in an outflow boundary from southeast WI into southern Lower MI, likely providing the focus for rapid afternoon thunderstorm development. Ample low-level moisture/CAPE and favorable westerly flow aloft suggest an initial risk of supercells, but increasing linear organization with time. Storms will track into northern IN/OH by late afternoon, and eventually into western NY/PA this evening. Damaging wind gusts are the primary concern with this activity. ND/MN Morning water vapor imagery suggests a strong shortwave trough lifting northeastward across WY. This feature will move into the Dakotas today, aiding the development of intense thunderstorms over eastern ND by mid-afternoon. Initial supercells will be capable of large hail and a tornado or two. Activity will likely persist through much of the evening, tracking eastward across parts of northern/central MN and perhaps into northern WI. Damaging winds and hail would be the main concerns during that period.
Pollen Index: 10.2 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Nettle and Grass. Based on past pollen counts and expected weather conditions, pollen levels for Friday will be falling but will remain in the high range. This forecast of lower pollen concentration is based on falling temperatures, rising humidity, and expected precipitation in the morning and evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air.











