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Big Heat Week into July 4th Weekend


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National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
226 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

DCZ001-012200-
District of Columbia-
Including the cities of Adams Morgan and Washington
226 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Heat index
values up to 109.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. West winds around
5 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 80. Southwest winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 113.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs around 100. Chance of rain
50 percent. Heat index values up to 110.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Hot with
highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat index
values up to 110.
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2 hours ago, SnowenOutThere said:

I agree, and the whole study of microclimatology is concerned with that ground heat transfer. The 2m standard was picked for both its "human height" and because it is high enough to not be extremely linked to the ground. However, when forecasting I think it's important to do the overcomplicating bit to account for circumstance. If you're caring for livestock, crops, or forested areas then the best possible forecast would account for what that specific area feels. Especially when it comes to frost and crops there is a multimillion dollar industry of figuring out cold pool drainage at 50cm from the ground. To reiterate, I am not calling the 2m standard bad or useless, but just pointing out its real world limits. 

Its good that you are thinking about these specific and different circumstances. There is rarely one right answer. However, there are agreed upon accepted official standards, both national and international, about how measurements should be carried out, including the specific measurement techniques, calibration, and uncertainty analysis. As someone who teaches metrology, what caught my eye in your OP was questioning why official air temperature is measured in shade(whether it's at a height of 5, 8, or 10 meters is less important). That's what I was focused on. Hopefully you understand that now. Keep up the good work. Always dig deeper for a more profound understanding. There are specific situations that call for some deviation from accepted norms. The context is important.

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