Heat Index Nears 100 Degrees in Shorewood

It’s bad enough Shorewood is forecasted for 90-degree weather Monday by the National Weather Service, but throw in 75 percent humidity and your heat index reaches nears 100 degrees.

And, there is a 30 percent chance Shorewood will be saturated with scattered showers and thunderstorms, some of which may include large hail and damaging winds.

Stay cool off by heading over the Shorewood High School's pool, open from Monday through Friday, noon until 2:15 p.m. for adults, then until 3:45 for all ages. The pool will re-open at 8:10 until 9:10. It's $4 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. Children under 5 get in free. is open all day and free and is open much of the day and $3 at the door.

But if you're looking to stay cool and dry, find a cool place and make sure you increase fluid intake by drinking lots of water, Lt. Jim Mayer of the says.

Mayer is not only a firefighter, but also a paramedic. He says that the most vulnerable people to the heat are the very young and the elderly.

"The very elderly, sometimes they're not very mobile, so it's hard for them to get windows open or get air conditioning on," Mayer said. "So help out if you've got elderly neighbors or family members. Check on them to make sure that they at least have a fan and open the windows to move the air around a bit."

Heat exhaustion is one of the more common problems with Monday's extreme heat.

Signs of heat exhaustion:

• Dizziness
• Headache
• Cramping
• Nausea/Vomiting

But, heat exhaustion can easily progress into heat stroke, which is even more dangerous.

"That's where the body loses so much fluid that it loses the ability to sweat to cool down the body," Mayer said. "They will have very hot and dry skin, very rapid heart beat and severe dehydration."