Tue-Mon, July 19-25th Heat Wave Update #5

​(10:15PM Thursday - 7/21/22) A large ridge that has been in place much of this summer across the Inter-Mountain West, Plains and Southeast is flexing back into the region once again, bringing another push of hot and humid conditions to portions of the region and state. These conditions will continue through the rest pf this week, through this upcoming weekend and potentially into the beginning of next week.

​Timing & Location...
•Fri, July 22nd: All of Illinois.
•Sat, July 23rd: All of Illinois.
•Sun, July 24th: Central & Southern Illinois.
•Mon, July 25th: Southern Illinois.

Impacts...
•Fri, July 22nd: High temperatures ranging from the upper 80's to upper 90's across much of Illinois, with peak heat indices of 93-105.
•Sat, July 23rd: High temperatures ranging from the low 90's to low 100's across much of Illinois, with a few locations topping 100 across Southwest Illinois. Peak heat indices of 95-115 are expected.
•Sun, July 24th: High temperatures ranging from the upper 80's to upper 90's across Central and Southern Illinois, with a few locations topping 100 across Southern Illinois. Peak heat indices of 95-115 are expected.
•Mon, July 25th: High temperatures ranging from the upper 80's to mid 90's across Southern Illinois, with a few locations topping 100. Peak heat indices of 93-110 are expected.

JP