The National Weather Service has issued an “Excessive Heat Warning,” for residents within the Fort Atkinson Online and WhitewaterWise readership area.

According to information released by the service, the warning comes with a severity level of “severe,” noting a “significant threat to life or property.”

The “weather event onset” is predicted at 1 p.m.

The service notes that the weather will bring “dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of up to 107 expected.”

The warning is in place for portions of south central and southeastern Wisconsin until 8 p.m.

The warning is followed by an “Excessive Heat Watch,” which will be in place between Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening.”

In Addition, the Jefferson County Emergency Management Office has released a list of cooling shelters within the county for those in need of relief from the heat.

The locations are as follow:

Dwight Foster Library

920-563-7790

209 Merchants Ave.

Fort Atkinson

Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Fridays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Watertown Public Library

920-262-4090

100 S. Water St.

Watertown

Mondays through Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturdays, 9 a.m. to  1 p.m.

Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.

Metroflex Gym   

Lobby open

920-220-1140

1417 Industrial Ave. (across from police station)

Jefferson

Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LD Fargo Public Library

920-648-2166

120 E. Madison St.

Lake Mills

Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Karl Junginger Memorial Library

920-478-3344

625 N. Monroe St.

Waterloo

Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fort Atkinson Senior Center

920-397-9913

307 Robert St.

Fort Atkinson

Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Johnson Creek Public Library

920-699-3741

125 Lincoln St.

Johnson Creek

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturdays,  9 a.m. to noon

Jefferson Public Library

920-674-7733

321 S. Main St.

Jefferson

Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.    

(After Labor Day: Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.)

Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Whitewater

Editor’s note: While not on the Jefferson County list submitted to WhitewaterWise and Fort Atkinson Online, Irvin L. Young Memorial Library Director Diane Jaroch noted by phone that the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library is a cooling station made available to members of the public during the library’s regular hours of operation. The library, 431 W. Center St., Whitewater, is open Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The library is closed Saturdays and Sundays.