Where to Keep Cool in Fairfax City

The best thing to do on hot, muggy days like today is to stay inside where it's cool. Here are a few stops in and around the city limits that are open to those who need a place to go.

• Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Old Lee Highway, cooling center from noon to 8 p.m. today and tomorrow. For information, call 703-385-7855.
• Lamb Center, 3220 Old Lee Highway, drop-in center for homeless and poor in Fairfax area. Click here to read more on their services.
• City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street, grab a book and relax.
• Any of the restaurants or movie theatres in town. Granted, you'll probably have to fork over some money to stay.

Temperatures are expected to be around 100 degrees both Thursday and Friday, with heat index values of up to 111 degrees. The worst of the heat will be in the afternoon and early evening hours, according to NWS. The heat will be likely to carry over into the weekend as well.

The record high temperature for Thursday is 104 degrees and for Friday is 103 degrees —both set in 1926 near what is now Reagan National Airport. Temperatures those days were 101 degrees in 1991 and 98 degrees in 1998 at Dulles International Airport.

Temperatures will cool back into the lower 90s for Saturday and Sunday. 

The overnight hours will only bring limited relief, with temperatures between 75 and 80 Wednesday through Saturday nights.

Through Tuesday, temperatures in the Washington metro area soared to 90 degrees or higher on 13 days in July and nine days in June.