Will County — Joliet-area residents looking to beat the extreme heat this week will not be able to rely on a dip in the area’s public pools to cool down.

Despite temperatures expected to hit between 90 and 100 degrees from Tuesday to Thursday, parents with young children or older kids getting out of school in the afternoon will not be able to use public pools because most have switched to weekend-only schedules or shut down entirely for the season now that the school year has started.

Plainfield’s Ottowa Street Pool, Channahon’s Tomahawk Aquatic Center and the outdoor portion of Bolingbrook’s Pelican Harbor Aquatic Center are all closed completely for the season, although the indoor portion still is open from 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays for residents looking for an indoor cool-down.

For those hoping for one last outdoor pool outing, Lockport Township Park District’s Chaney Pool in Crest Hill and Heritage Falls Water Park in Lockport still are open, but they’re only available on weekends through Labor Day, although temperatures are expected to drop back down to the high 70s after Friday.

The only aquatic cool-down spots still accessible through the highest temperatures if families want to take young children out will be some of the local splash pads.

The Splash Pad at Community Park in Channahon will remain open daily between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. through Labor Day. The Village Green Splash Pad in Plainfield will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 5.