The NYC Health Department and NYC Emergency Management recommend taking the following precautions when air quality is in the unhealthy for sensitive groups category or above: Confusion, disorientation, or dizzinessįor more information about extreme heat, visit NYC Emergency Management’s Beat the Heat website at nyc.gov/beattheheat, or the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Extreme Heat and Your Health page.If you or someone you know is experiencing the following symptoms of heat stroke, call 911 immediately: If you don’t have an air conditioner, find a public space with air conditioning, like a library. If you have an air conditioner, set the temperature to 78 degrees or low cool to stay cool while saving energy (and spending less on energy bills). Spending even a few hours in air conditioning can prevent deadly heat illness.
In hot weather, NYC Emergency Management and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recommend taking the following steps to beat the heat: A high tide cycle is bringing up to one foot of inundation above ground level in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline. A coastal flood statement is in effect for Brooklyn starting at 9 p.m. The air quality index is currently in the unhealthy for sensitive groups category.Ī coastal flood advisory will go into effect for Jamaica Bay and Southern Queens tonight 7/5 at 9 p.m. These temperatures are below a heat advisory, but could still impact your health.Īn Air Quality Health Advisory is in effect until 11 p.m. Today, Wednesday 7/5, and tomorrow 7/6 will be hot, with heat indices in the low to mid 90s.
Hot Weather Through 7/6 Air Quality Health Advisory in Effect
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