HeatWatchTexas UIL Heat Safety
Heat-safety monitoring
Start heat-safety monitoring
Choose the location, enter the current WBGT, and save the approved UIL instructions in one field-ready workflow.
Step 1
Activity details
Required details are saved on this device for the next activity.
Step 2
Current WBGT reading
Enter WBGT—not air temperature or heat index.
Minutes since activity beganStarts automatically
On-site WBGT meterUse the stabilized reading from the designated venue measurement point.
Step 3
What to do now
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Required actions
- Outdoor practice is limited to two hours under the current baseline.
- Water remains available at all times.
- If Orange is reached after football practice has begun, existing UIL guidance permits players already wearing football pants to continue without stopping solely to change into shorts.
Safety reminder
Continue observing participants and local conditions. Environmental classification does not determine individual medical safety.
Step 4
Save this WBGT reading
HeatWatch will save this reading, its source, the UIL instructions shown, and your confirmations with the current date and time.
UIL rule details
Each record keeps its UIL rules version
HeatWatch selects approved UIL rules by issuing organization, location, and effective date. Completed activity records keep the rules version used when their readings were saved.
- Issued by
- University Interscholastic League
- Applies in
- Texas
- Academic year
- 2026-2027
- Effective
- 2026-08-01
- UIL rules version
- 2026-2027.1
- Reading schedule
- Initial reading within 15 minutes; repeat every 30 minutes