HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC. HEAT
INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON ELDERLY RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS ALONE IN PARKED CARS -
TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE CAR CAN EXCEED 130 DEGREES IN ONLY A FEW
MINUTES.
Heat advisory today from weather service
Yes, to be taken seriously. Sign me up for a G and T, in the A/C !!