Heat Advisory: Limit Outdoor Activity This Afternoon

Residents across Franklin, Ripley, Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland, Carroll, Gallatin, Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Owen, Grant, Pendleton, Bracken, Robertson, Mason, Lewis, Butler, Warren, Clinton, Ross, Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Highland, Adams, Pike, and Scioto counties are advised to limit time outdoors this afternoon due to high heat and humidity.

The National Weather Service Wilmington OH has issued a Special Weather Statement, effective immediately and expiring at 7:00 PM EDT today, September 16, 2026. Temperatures are expected to reach the lower 90s, with heat indices climbing to the mid-90s and possibly around 100 degrees.

Heat illness is most likely to occur during the afternoon hours. If you must go outdoors, drink plenty of fluids and take frequent breaks in the shade or indoors to avoid the sun.