Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Weather

Santa Claus, IN · Theme park
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory issued September 15 at 11:16AM CDT until September 18 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Until Tue 11:15 PM CDT
Guest outlook (right now): 😊 Comfort: Fair (44) 😤 Frustration: Low (10)

Current conditions

94°
Sunny
Feels like 102°F
Feels like
102°F
Dew point
72°F
Humidity
49%
Cloud cover
3%
Precip chance
1%
Snow chance (24h)
0%
Precip (next 24h)
0 in
Pressure
30.12 inHg
Wind
↑ SSW 7 mph · G12

Attraction impact outlook

😊 Comfort: Fair (44) 😤 Frustration: Low (10)
Coasters (5) Possible impact
High of 95°F Tue 4pm approaching heat-advisory territory for guests
Water rides (1) Likely operating
Flat & spinning rides (6) Possible impact
High of 95°F Tue 4pm approaching heat-advisory territory for guests
Kids' rides (6) Possible impact
Highs to 95°F Tue 4pm–6pm (≈2 hrs) — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Water slides (12) Likely operating
Wave pools & lazy rivers (2) Likely operating
😊 Comfort: Fair (57) 😤 Frustration: Low (10)
Coasters (5) Possible impact
Highs to 96°F Wed 3pm — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Water rides (1) Likely operating
Flat & spinning rides (6) Possible impact
Highs to 96°F Wed 3pm — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Kids' rides (6) Possible impact
Highs to 96°F Tue 4pm–6pm and Wed 1pm–4pm (≈5 hrs) — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Water slides (12) Likely operating
Wave pools & lazy rivers (2) Likely operating
😊 Comfort: Fair (57) 😤 Frustration: Low (10)
Coasters (5) Possible impact
Highs to 97°F Thu 2pm–4pm (≈2 hrs) — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Water rides (1) Likely operating
Flat & spinning rides (6) Possible impact
Highs to 97°F Thu 2pm–4pm (≈2 hrs) — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Kids' rides (6) Possible impact
Highs to 97°F Wed 4pm–6pm and Thu 12pm–4pm (≈6 hrs) — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Water slides (12) Likely operating
Wave pools & lazy rivers (2) Likely operating
😊 Comfort: Good (61) 😤 Frustration: Low (10)
Coasters (5) Possible impact
Highs to 96°F Thu 4pm — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Water rides (1) Likely operating
Flat & spinning rides (6) Possible impact
Highs to 96°F Thu 4pm — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Kids' rides (6) Possible impact
Highs to 96°F Thu 4pm–6pm and Fri 2pm (≈3 hrs) — heat stress risk for guests; hydrate and plan indoor breaks
Water slides (12) Likely operating
Wave pools & lazy rivers (2) Likely operating

Forecast confidence decreases with range: the next-24h outlook is based on high-resolution NWS forecasts, while the 48–72h windows lean on model guidance and can shift meaningfully — recheck closer to your visit. Parks make their own operating decisions.

Forecast

This Afternoon
96°F
Sunny
7 mph SSW · 1% precip
Tonight
73°F
Mostly Clear
5 mph SSE · 5% precip
Wednesday
96°F
Mostly Sunny
6 mph SSW · 7% precip
Wednesday Night
73°F
Partly Cloudy
3 mph S · 4% precip
Thursday
97°F
Sunny
1 to 6 mph WSW · 6% precip
Thursday Night
72°F
Partly Cloudy
3 mph WNW · 8% precip
Friday
93°F
Sunny
3 mph NE · 8% precip
Friday Night
70°F
Mostly Clear
6 mph ESE · 8% precip
Saturday
94°F
Sunny
6 mph S · 2% precip

This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 96, with temperatures falling to around 94 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

72-hour forecast

Hour-by-hour (next 72 hours, park local time)

Tue Sep 15
3pm
94°
 
1%
7/12
4pm
95°
 
1%
7/12
5pm
94°
 
1%
6/12
6pm
92°
 
1%
5/4
7pm
85°
 
2%
3/4
8pm
81°
 
2%
3/4
9pm
79°
 
1%
2/12
10pm
78°
 
1%
2/12
11pm
77°
 
3%
2/12
Wed Sep 16
12am
76°
 
5%
2/28
1am
76°
 
4%
2/28
2am
75°
 
3%
2/28
3am
74°
 
3%
2/5
4am
74°
 
2%
3/5
5am
74°
 
3%
3/5
6am
73°
 
4%
3/18
7am
73°
 
7%
3/18
8am
76°
 
6%
3/18
9am
79°
 
5%
5/15
10am
86°
 
4%
6/15
11am
89°
 
3%
6/15
12pm
92°
 
4%
6/9
1pm
94°
 
6%
5/9
2pm
95°
 
5%
5/9
3pm
96°
 
6%
5/8
4pm
94°
 
7%
5/8
5pm
94°
 
3%
5/8
6pm
91°
 
4%
3/9
7pm
85°
 
1%
2/9
8pm
81°
 
3%
1/9
9pm
79°
 
0%
1/15
10pm
78°
 
0%
1/15
11pm
77°
 
0%
1/15
Thu Sep 17
12am
76°
 
0%
1/10
1am
75°
 
0%
1/10
2am
75°
 
0%
1/10
3am
74°
 
0%
1/5
4am
74°
 
0%
1/5
5am
73°
 
0%
1/5
6am
73°
 
0%
1/13
7am
73°
 
0%
2/13
8am
76°
 
0%
2/13
9am
81°
 
0%
2/16
10am
87°
 
0%
3/16
11am
91°
 
0%
5/16
12pm
94°
 
0%
6/10
1pm
95°
 
6%
6/10
2pm
97°
 
6%
6/10
3pm
97°
 
6%
6/7
4pm
96°
 
6%
5/7
5pm
94°
 
6%
3/7
6pm
91°
 
6%
3/2
7pm
87°
 
8%
2/2
8pm
84°
 
8%
2/2
9pm
81°
 
8%
1/4
10pm
78°
 
8%
1/4
11pm
77°
 
8%
1/4
Fri Sep 18
12am
76°
 
8%
1/5
1am
76°
 
4%
1/5
2am
75°
 
4%
1/5
3am
74°
 
4%
1/3
4am
74°
 
4%
1/3
5am
73°
 
4%
1/3
6am
72°
 
4%
1/4
7am
73°
 
3%
1/4
8am
76°
 
3%
1/4
9am
80°
 
3%
2/4
10am
84°
 
3%
2/4
11am
87°
 
3%
2/4
12pm
90°
 
3%
3/2
1pm
91°
 
8%
3/2
2pm
93°
 
8%
3/2
Rows: time · temperature · conditions (⚡ storms, 🌧 likely rain, 🌦 chance) · precip % · wind mph/gusts. Hours beyond 48h are lower-confidence guidance.

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