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The National Weather Service has announced that the Albert Lea and the surrounding area will be placed into a heat advisory for Tuesday, from 11 a.m. through 8 p.m.

Beneath a sunny, breezy day temperatures are expected to climb to around 97 degrees. The addition of high humidity will force heat indexes as high as 103 degrees. People are urged to stay hydrated and to remain in air condition as much as possible.

The days humidity is expected to give way to showers and thunderstorms later in the evening Tuesday. Those showers are predicted to spill over into Wednesday.