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yesterday we hit a high temperature of 91. today we could get 94 or 93 degrees. slightly higher humidity, so it's going to feel worse. the heat index could get up to 100 degrees. let's check on the conditions right now. it is 80 at reagan national airport. that dewpoint temperature sits at 70 degrees right now with the humidity at 71%. some clouds there currently, and we could be getting robust storms this afternoon. by robust, i mean there could be high wind, heavy rain, frequent lightning, and possibly even hail coming. best chance of that will be between about noon and 5:00 p.m....

some storms could become severe later today. 101 degrees by friday. we are following breaking news -- part of route 29 is closed. there was an overnight crash involving a police officer then we go to silver spring live. good morning. here at sligo creek parkway and car -- and colesville parkway is we're route 29 is shut down. that section of 29 is closed in both directions. they are working to determine exactly what happened overnight. authorities say at midnight last night a police officer responded to recall and that is when another vehicle struck a police cruiser. police say t...

>> and if the pool water is 90 degrees, you're in trouble. >> you know it's hot. there's no hope. >> reaching that dewpoint temperature of 82 degrees, that really is what's doing it for so much of the nation. so many states affected with the high heat and so many states affected with the high humidity. the kind of humidity you don't see prolonged through so many states like this, even during the summer. unusual it's going to last so long. >> it's hot. >> yes, it's hot. >> that's what we're going to have here, prolonged heat and humidity. >> right now high heat and humidity in the nat...

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