Here are a few important resources focused on preparedness and response to extreme heat events.
National Weather Service - Heat Safety Tips and Resources: A landing page with extreme heat safety tips, resources, and infographics. Includes pointed information on NWS heat alert products, how to use heat index, and resources geared toward youth, pets, and general safety.
NWS HeatRisk - An interactive map created by the National Weather Service that provides a 7-day forecast for potential heat related risks based on geographical location.
Federal Emergency Management Agency's Ready.gov - Extreme Heat: 'Ready' is a branch of FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) that helps educate and empower Americans for when disasters strike. This specific page provides lists of actionable steps the general public can take to help combat extreme heat conditions and impacts.
National Integrated Heat Health Information System - The NIHHIS is an integrated system that builds understanding of the problem of extreme heat, defines demand for climate services that enhance societal resilience, develops science-based products and services from a sustained climate science research program, and improves capacity, communication, and societal understanding of the problem in order to reduce morbidity and mortality due to extreme heat. The NIHHIS is a jointly developed system by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - The CDC has specific guidance on extreme heat, including a variety of infographics and social media graphics.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Heat related workplace precaution and prevention.
OSHA: Tips for employers to protect workers from heat-related illness.
Observations and Forecasts
Short Term Forecasts & Current Heat Alerts
Ohio NWS Offices: Find your office on the map
Northern Indiana - Cleveland - Wilmington - Pittsburgh - Charleston
Long Term Forecasts
Climate Prediction Center's Outlooks: The CPC provides predictions of climate variability for both temperature and precipitation. These outlooks cover ranges from 6-10 days to looking ahead over the next three months. It is important to note when viewing these outlooks that they display probabilities of being above or below normal but do not give a lot of indication of the magnitude of these variations.