The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory today (Monday) through 8 p.m. Tuesday, and it may continue through Wednesday.
Temperatures are expected to rise to 94 today with a heat index of 102, 99 tomorrow with heat index of 110, and a high of 96 on Wednesday. Heat index means your body will feel like that temperature because of humidity. Here is what the NWS has to say about our area in particular, and how you should react to these extraordinarily high temps, the highest the area has seen since 2002:
"It is possible that this heat advisory will need to be upgraded to an excessive heat warning on Tuesday...especially for locations such as Charlottesville and the southern suburbs of Washington D.C. A heat advisory may continue on Wednesday as well.
A heat advisory means that the combination of high temperatures and humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat injuries are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay out of the sun and check up on relatives and neighbors."
As for running, please do not overdo it. Heat stroke is a real possibility, and we want everyone to be healthy. Keep close tabs on how you're feeling, and if you start to feel cool or clammy -- signs of heat stroke -- get someone's attention and stop running. And drink lots of water, all day long. We'll update you on the weather situation as it progresses.
UPDATE: At today's 6 p.m. Greenbelt rookie run, PARTICIPANTS WILL WALK, per Joan's instructions.
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