(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pueblo has issued a Heat Advisory due to high temperatures expected on Thursday, Aug. 7.

NWS issued a heat advisory across Colorado, with El Paso, eastern Fremont, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, and Prowers counties from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Expected temperatures in the region will range between 95 and 103 degrees at the highest.

Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses, which include heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and rhabdomyolysis — a condition associated with heat stress and prolonged physical exertion, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

People are advised to drink plenty of fluids, stay in air-conditioned rooms, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

A Red Flag Warning has also been issued for Thursday for the central mountains into portions of Fremont County from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.