Heat Wave USA / is on Nostr

The closer the wet-bulb temperature gets to human body temperature (98°F) the less you can sweat, so the closer you are to being killed by heat.

This account posts forecasts for the most dangerous upcoming heatwaves in the US, that is, those with the highest wet-bulb temperatures

This bot was built by and is run by [@eob](https://social.coop/@eob ). Feedback welcome.

See also a companion bot [@heatwave](https://botsin.space/@heatwave ) for heat waves worldwide

Weather data from https://openweathermap.org

Last Notes

2024-07-10 06:32:21

115 hours from now in Alexandria, #UnitedStatesOfAmerica (Beulah Township, SD, United States of America) there will be a #Heatwave with a wet-bulb temperature of
84°F
This will be a margin of 15 degrees below body temperature which will kill vulnerable people 🥵💀 #DangerousWetbulb
The actual temperature will be 95°F
It will feel like 107°F
The humidity will be 62%
There will be few clouds
#HeatwaveUnitedStatesOfAmerica
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/43.56,-97.824

2024-07-05 22:00:22

About now in Oakdale, #UnitedStatesOfAmerica (Rapides Parish, LA 70656, United States of America) there will be a #Heatwave with a wet-bulb temperature of
90°F
This will be a margin of 8 degrees below body temperature which will kill vulnerable people and make it impossible to do physical labor
The actual temperature will be 97°F
It will feel like 109°F
The humidity will be 78%
There will be light rain
#HeatwaveUnitedStatesOfAmerica
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/30.928,-92.752

2024-06-26 01:42:35

About now in Eupora, #UnitedStatesOfAmerica (Webster County, Mississippi, United States of America) there will be a #Heatwave with a wet-bulb temperature of
97°F
This will be a margin of 2 degrees below body temperature which will kill everyone who is not protected
The actual temperature will be 98°F
It will feel like 111°F
The humidity will be 94%
There will be light rain
#HeatwaveUnitedStatesOfAmerica
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/33.536,-89.368

2024-06-24 13:41:47

12 hours from now in Dakota City, #UnitedStatesOfAmerica (Covington Precinct, NE 68731, United States of America) there will be a #Heatwave with a wet-bulb temperature of
83°F
This will be a margin of 16 degrees below body temperature which will kill vulnerable people
The actual temperature will be 91°F
It will feel like 104°F
The humidity will be 70%
There will be few clouds
#HeatwaveUnitedStatesOfAmerica
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/42.44,-96.44800000000001

2024-06-23 13:47:56

84 hours from now in Inola, #UnitedStatesOfAmerica (Rogers County, OK 74036, United States of America) there will be a #Heatwave with a wet-bulb temperature of
84°F
This will be a margin of 15 degrees below body temperature which will kill vulnerable people
The actual temperature will be 97°F
It will feel like 109°F
The humidity will be 57%
There will be clear sky
#HeatwaveUnitedStatesOfAmerica
https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/36.12,-95.536

2024-06-21 21:41:37

About now in Jackson, #UnitedStatesOfAmerica (West Feliciana Parish, LA 70775, United States of America) there will be a #Heatwave with a wet-bulb temperature of
84°F
This will be a margin of 14 degrees below body temperature which will kill vulnerable people
The actual temperature will be 91°F
It will feel like 104°F
The humidity will be 75%
There will be overcast clouds
#HeatwaveUnitedStatesOfAmerica
https://maps.google.com/?ll=30.784,-91.256&q=30.784,-91.256&z=5