How To Stay Cool In Greenfield As Heat Advisory Sweeps Wisconsin

GREENFIELD, WI — As a heat advisory goes into effect for much of Wisconsin on Tuesday and Wednesday, local officials are reminding people to stay hydrated and check in on their loved ones, and offering places to cool off.

The Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management issued a heat advisory for both days. National forecasters expected heat index values between 100 and 105 after Monday's round of storms across much of southeastern Wisconsin.

The heat comes just after thunderstorms knocked out the power to thousands in the Milwaukee area, possibly leaving some without air conditioning. Some outages affecting thousands lingered in Milwaukee's southern communities into Tuesday morning. We Energies said it expects all outages to be resolved or be assigned by 7 p.m.

The Milwaukee Health Department recommended people take precautions to avoid heat illness or death, including:

• Spending part of the day inside an air-conditioned space like shopping malls or libraries.
• Not leaving children or pets in parked cars as temperatures can be life-threatening within minutes.
• Wear light and loose clothing.
• Take cool baths or showers and use wet towels.
• Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
• Check in with people who are at risk and remind them to drink water.
• Be aware of heat-related illness symptoms
  • Heat exhaustion symptoms include heavy sweating, paleness, muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting or fainting
  • Heat stroke symptoms include extremely high body temperature, hot and dry skin (no sweating), rapid pulse, throbbing headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion, or unconsciousness.

Heat exhaustion and stroke symptoms can become life-threatening if untreated.

Many of Milwaukee County's public pools are expected to remain closed this summer or have not opened yet, but there are several pools that have opened so far in the area.

Here are some public spaces you can visit in and around Greenfield if you're looking to beat the heat, according to Milwaukee County officials:

Southridge Mall
5300 South 76th Street
414-421-5600
Open 10:00 a.m.-8 p.m.

Greenfield Public Library
5310 West Layton Avenue
414-321-9595
Open 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.