Beat the Heat: Forecast, Tips and Places to Go

With steamy, muggy heat stagnating over the city all week, residents are warned to stay hydrated and cool and watch out for the most vulnerable — children, elderly and pets.

Fox Point-Bayside Patch has your forecast below, as well as a list of ideas for places to go to stay cool and tips for avoiding heat exhaustion.

Forecast

An excessive heat warning is running until 7 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are forecasted to be in the 90's, but with indices between 100 and 110 degrees. Evening and overnight lows will dip only into the 70s and it will remain muggy.

Skies will be mostly sunny this afternoon with an expected high of 83. Tonight, there is a small chance of storms, but the NWS says they will offer little relief as they will be spotty and short lived.

Wednesday, temperatures will creep up into the upper 90's again, and Thursday may bring some relief again with a few thunderstorms. Friday there's a chance of storms, with a high of 84, and the weekend will still be muggy, with a high of 83 on Saturday.

Tips to stay safe

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

"The very ederly, 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 the high temperatures coming Friday.

Signs of heat exhaustion:

• Dizziness
• Headache
• Cramping
• Nausea/Vomiting

But there are some easy ways to avoid heat exhaustion. Mayer said the best way is to increase fluid intake by drinking plenty of water. However, if heat exhaustion is not caught, it can 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."

Places to stay cool

To avoid these heat-related health emergencies, one of the places you can go to cool down is the Fox Point Pool, 7100 N. Santa Monica Blvd. You must be a Fox Point resident, or visiting with a resident, to use the pool. A valid driver's license is required to prove residency. A day pass at the pool is $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for children. Children ages two and under are free. The hours are:

• Monday through Thursday - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Friday - 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Sunday - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Paul Kintz, President of the in Fox Point, says there's no reason to be trapped in this heat. Even if transportation is an issue, he says he can get you to the air-conditioned senior center without a problem, and there's plenty to do. 

"We’ve got card activities, we’re doing bingo tomorrow, we generally get about 30 individuals for bingo," Kintz said. "They can call me and generally I can get some sort of transportation out to them."

A few other places within short driving distance to cool off are the , Bayshore Mall has a fountain for kids to play in, and there's also beach access at the