Stifling States of America: Heat Wave!

The next few days are bringing some serious heat to large portions of the country, including here in the DC area where the heat index on Friday is expected to climb to 116 freaking degrees.

So aside from being hot, how is the heat wave affecting you? How are you going to be spending your weekend?

AccuWeather.com - Weather News | The Stifling States of America (http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/52635/heat-wave-morphing-us-into-an.asp)

Shock forecast: NOAA predicts heat index of 116 in Washington, D.C. Friday - Capital Weather Gang - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/shock-forecast-noaa-predicts-heat-index-of-116-in-washington-dc-friday/2011/07/19/gIQAB3kWOI_blog.html)

Doctors Link Anger To Summer Heat « CBS Detroit (http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/07/20/doctors-link-anger-to-summer-heat/)

News from The Associated Press (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEAT_WAVE_POWER_GRID?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-07-20-14-35-53)

Heat 'dome' traps much of US in pressure cooker - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/heat-dome-traps-much-us-pressure-cooker-093241732.html)

i cant effing believe I agreed to a camping/fishing trip a month ago. This weekend on the Carolina/Virginia border, only one night thank god. Tents only...i gonna be pouring dry tennessee whisky to make it through.

i cant effing believe I agreed to a camping/fishing trip a month ago. This weekend on the Carolina/Virginia border, only one night thank god. Tents only...i gonna be pouring dry tennessee whisky to make it through.

Wow. Better mix that whisky with Gatorade!

Wow. Better mix that whisky with Gatorade!

no kidding, and sunblock.

i cant effing believe I agreed to a camping/fishing trip a month ago. This weekend on the Carolina/Virginia border, only one night thank god. Tents only...i gonna be pouring dry tennessee whisky to make it through.

Are the Himalaya's by any chance on the Carolina/Virginia border?
If not, your........gonna be real hot.

Yeah i've been hearing that this might be the worst heat wave since the 1930's around here. I had 99 degrees in the back yard today. It says it might be 105 tomorrow, with the heat index feeling like about 111 degrees. That's gonna be pretty bad here because the humidity is so freaking high. You are almost walking around in a fog now the last few days.

Are the Himalaya's by any chance on the Carolina/Virginia border?
If not, your........gonna be real hot.

well ill be in the Himalayas in a mental sense

Actually for serious, if you're going to drink on that camping trip make sure you don't pass out in the sun. Talk about a sucky way to die.

I have to work Fri-Sun, but thankfully it will be indoors in air conditioned grocery stores. And when I won't be working, I'll be indoors elsewhere in places with a/c. The only time I'm planning on spending outdoors this weekend is the time it'll take to walk from buildings to my car lol. This heat is gonna suck.

Its nasty here in west Michigan. The air outside this morning is like my grandmas closet.
I took a vacation day tomorrow just to dodge the heat at work.