Weather Alerts For Seward, KS

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SUNDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 105 degrees each afternoon. WHERE Ellis, Rush, Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, and Stafford Counties. WHEN Until 8 PM CDT Sunday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Friday, September 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Dodge City 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. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford Including the cities of Pfeifer, Greensburg, Larned, La Crosse, Pratt, Stafford, Haviland, Medicine Lodge, Kinsley, Lake Coldwater, Macksville, Coldwater, St. John, Protection, Lewis, Kiowa, and Hays

Pollen Index: 11.8 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Chenopods and Grass. The amount of pollen in the air for Saturday will not change appreciably and will remain in the extremely high range. This lack of change in airborne pollen will continue to affect those who suffer from allergies and those who live with the allergy sufferers.