With a stretch of VERY hot weather ahead for the rest of this month into August, it is a good idea to look at how we measure the heat stress on your body.

The National Weather Service’s Heat Risk tool gives people region specific information on heat-related impacts.

The National Weather Service has issued warnings in Mississippi for dangerous heat values across the state as warm temperatures and moist air will make temperatures feel like 105 to 110 degrees and higher in parts of the state this week.

The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, issued a heat advisory in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday. Heat index values are forecast to reach as high as 109℉ in portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi.

Forget about any worries of tropical weather today. Instead pay attention to the heat: temperatures in Jacksonville could feel as high as 113 degrees.

The heat index is expected to be over 100 on July 23, as the Green Bay area is forecast to get temperatures up to 93, according to the National Weather Service Green Bay. With temperatures in the 90s and high humidity, the heat index for July 23 is 106 degrees.

The Pensacola area is under a heat advisory for the second day in a row. A cluster of showers and thunderstorms will offer relief on Wednesday.

The heat index, or apparent temperature, combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot it feels to the body. High humidity slows sweating, the body's natural cooling system, making temperatures feel hotter. The National Weather Service provides resources like a heat index calculator and chart to determine local heat index values.