Temps mild for fair but to turn hot next week

The weather has been mild — if windy — for the Great Northern Fair, but people might want to prepare for some warmer temperatures next week as the thermometer is expected to creep into the 90s for several days.

At the opening of most events at the fair Wednesday, the high recorded by National Weather Service at the Haver City-County Airport west of town was 84 degrees, with winds at 31 mph and gusts up to 38 mph.

Thursday was windier, with sustained winds up to 39 mph and gusts up to 52 mph, but the temperature remained mild, with a high of 83 degrees.

The weekend is expected to be even milder, with the high today expected to hit 76 degrees and winds up to 22 mph with gusts up to 31 mph.

The wind is expected to drop off Saturday and Sunday, with the high Saturday 73 degrees and Sunday 83 degrees.

But then the temperatures are expected to rise.

The high Monday is predicted to hit 92 degrees, 95 Tuesday and 94 Wednesday.

It will drop a bit Thursday, Weather Service predicts, with a high of 89.

When the temperatures rose last week, Weather Service warned people to be prepared.

“With the warming temperatures will come the risk for heat-related impacts, including heat exhaustion and heat stroke” a notice posted on the Weather Service Great Falls website said. “Remember to practice heat safety wherever your day may take you. It is never safe to leave a toddler, disabled person or pet locked in a car. 

“Each year, dozens of children and untold numbers of pets left in parked vehicles die from hyperthermia, which occurs when the body absorbs more heat than it can handle,” the notice continued. “Hyperthermia can occur even on a mild day with temperatures in the 70s.”