Today's Weather Outlook; Heat Advisory issued for today!

Today

Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

HEAT ADVISORY!

HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 105 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 90S.

* DEWPOINTS...LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BEGIN TO BE SEEN. IF YOU ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT...LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.