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Monday weather

Hot, hot I tell ya. Hour by hour temps here.
But hey, it’s supposed to get own to 81 by 11 p.m. tonight.
The official heat advisory as follows:

HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…

THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 98 TO 102 DEGREES AND SEASONABLE HUMIDITY LEVELS… WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT CONDITIONS… WHICH CAN LEAD TO HEAT ILLNESSES UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN… IS EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS… STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING… STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE… AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECT OF HUMIDITY IS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURE. A HEAT INDEX OF 105 DEGREES IS CONSIDERED THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL STRESS… EVEN WITH LIMITED ACTIVITY.

ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD PREPARE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT. LIMIT TIME SPENT OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE… LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO THE MORNING OR EVENING HOURS… WHEN IT WILL BE COOLER.