As anyone who stepped outside this morning knows, the summer’s first heat wave is already taking hold of Fairfax County.
The National Weather Service has issued Extreme Heat Warnings that will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday), prompting Fairfax County to activate cooling centers as part of its emergency heat plan.
In her latest forecast for FFXnow, DC News Now meteorologist Jackie Layer confirms that local residents can expect a prolonged period of “dangerously hot” temperatures, exacerbated by high humidity.
Learn more about just how hot it might get, when temperatures are expected to peak and what precautions you should take from Layer’s full video. As always, her forecasts can be viewed on DC News Now/WDVM and DCW50.
The full Extreme Heat Warnings from the National Weather Service are below:
…EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
…EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EDT TUESDAY…* WHAT…For the first Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected. For the second Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected.
* WHERE…Portions of DC, central, north central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and central and northern Virginia.
* WHEN…For the first Extreme Heat Warning, until 9 PM EDT this evening. For the second Extreme Heat Warning, from 11 AM to 9 PM EDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
