# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Peak heat indices of 100 to 105 degrees expected Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
WHERE
Portions of northern and central Illinois near and south of I-80, as well as all of northwest Indiana.
WHEN
For the first Heat Advisory, from noon CDT to 9 PM CDT Tuesday. For the second Heat Advisory, from noon CDT to 9 PM CDT Wednesday.
IMPACTS
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
ISSUED AT
Monday, August 31, 2026 at 12:24 PM CDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Chicago IL
HEADER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Porter, Southern Cook, Benton, Eastern Will, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Jasper, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Lake IN, Livingston, Newton, Northern Will, Southern Will
Including the cities of Pontiac, Gibson City, Bolingbrook, Fowler, Mendota, Oswego, Bourbonnais, Ottawa, Plano, Crete, Peotone, Hammond, Kankakee, Fairbury, Chesterton, Joliet, Oxford, Streator, DeMotte, Mokena, Oak Forest, Rensselaer, Orland Park, Marseilles, Gilman, La Salle, Lemont, Wilmington, Roselawn, Morris, Beecher, Portage, Park Forest, Morocco, Yorkville, Minooka, Dwight, Valparaiso, Channahon, Paxton, Bradley, Manhattan, Gary, Merrillville, Coal City, Plainfield, Watseka, Calumet City, and Kentland