heat

The heat is not just an issue for you and I. It's a big issue for outside pets, they need your help to survive.

The National Weather Service forecast through Sunday says highs will be in the mid- to upper-90s. Saturday's forecast simply says "Hot." Add in that good ol' Louisiana humidity and it pushes the heat index to somewhere between 105 and 115, making it feel like you've been wrapped from head to toe in a big, wet, steamy blanket the minute you walk out the door. ...

This is going to be the hottest week of the year so far. Look for the heat index to top out around 105 degrees every day this week.

The heat isn't just an issue for you and I. There are things we need to do for our animal friends to keep them cool too.

The calendar may not say summer is here, but Mother Nature decided it was time for us to feel the heat. Hot and humid with a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms is the Saturday forecast, according to Rob Perillo and the meteorologists in the StormTeam 3 Weather Lab...

Chef Mould says keep food hot if it is hot or cold if it meant to be served cold.

A young child died yesterday after being left in a hot car all day.

Baker says the June heat is not as bad as in some past years.

La Niña, a cool air and cool ocean mixture affects the united states and the weather it brings. La Niña may be in the Pacific Ocean, but it affects the central areas of the United States as well. It causes the temperature in the Pacific Ocean to be lower in certain areas.

So many kids have been working hard at football practice or band practice, and the worry for parents continues. Parents and children are being reminded as they are starting to head back to classes and working so hard at parctice, that heat-related illnessess can be deadly.

A Kent State University study says that often elderly individuals do not heed warnings to make sure they are careful in the heat.  The study cites that the elderly tell researchers they don't heed the warnings because they don't feel as old as their age.

The dry weather is making life difficult on the state's cattle industry.

Overall, about 180-thousand households were without power Monday morning.  The rolling black out lasted two-and-a-half hours.  Power officials tell KPEL news the order to pull the plug this morning was very rare.