The Weather Prediction Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said summer heat is returning and posted probabilities of major heat-related impacts on its website, the agency said.
The WPC said its heat-risk metric combines weather forecasts, climate data and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention health factors to calculate a daily level of danger for specific locations, the agency said.
The probabilities of major heat risks and other heat-risk categories are available on the WPC website. The agency provided a page with maps and explanations at https://wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/.
The WPC said the information is intended to inform people about heat-related dangers and help communities prepare, the agency said.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
