AUGUST 26, 2024

Temperatures forecast in the 90s and predicted high humidity are expected to produce heat index readings near or over 100 beginning Monday, Aug. 26, and lasting through Tuesday, Aug. 27. 

The following public cooling centers have been established for this extreme heat event:

• Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center Lobby, 950 Elm St.
  • Monday – Wednesday, 6:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
• Carnegie-Stout Public Library, 360 W. 11th St.
  • Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Multicultural Family Center, 1157 Central Ave.
  • Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Bunker Hill Golf Course Clubhouse, 2200 Bunker Hill Rd.
  • Monday – Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Dubuque Rescue Mission, 398 Main St.
  • Daily, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Dubuque Rescue Mission, 1598 Jackson St.
  • Daily, 3 p.m. – 9 a.m.
• Kennedy Mall (public areas), 555 John F. Kennedy Rd.
  • Monday – Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. 
• ImOn Ice Arena, 1800 Admiral Sheehy Dr.
  • Monday – Wednesday, 6 a.m. – 9 p.m.
• Petco, 2541 Northwest Arterial
  • Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• PetSmart, 1300 John F. Kennedy Rd.
  • Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

The City of Dubuque is advising residents to take precautionary measures to prevent heat-related illness.  Although anyone at any time can suffer from heat-related illness, the people at greatest risk include:

• People aged 65 or older
• Infants and young children
• Overweight individuals
• People who are performing manual labor or exercising outdoors
• People who have chronic health conditions, especially heart disease or high blood pressure, or those who take certain medications, such as those for depression, insomnia, or poor circulation .