Weather Alerts For Hope, KS
Extreme Heat Watch
-# HEADLINE -------------------- EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 108 possible. WHERE Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. WHEN From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening. IMPACTS Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. ADDITIONAL DETAILS Overnight lows in the middle to upper 70s will not provide much relief from the heat. Hot and humid conditions are expected to persist through much of next week. ISSUED AT Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 1:27 AM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Topeka KS 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. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. # 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 St. Marys, Paxico, Lebo, Junction City, Emporia, Osage City, Alta Vista, Harveyville, Meriden, Abilene, Hiawatha, Alma, Washington, Belleville, Burlingame, McLouth, Carbondale, Seneca, Perry, Garnett, Marysville, Manhattan, Greenleaf, Overbrook, Ottawa, Oskaloosa, Clifton, Holton, Grantville, Frankfort, Maple Hill, McFarland, Lawrence, Council Grove, Horton, Concordia, Blue Rapids, Sabetha, Topeka, Herington, Eskridge, Hanover, Lyndon, Nortonville, Linn, Minneapolis, Valley Falls, Bennington, Clay Center, Burlington, and Wamego