PHOTOS: Summer heat wave smacks DC area

Amid what’s been a relatively mild summer in the D.C. area, a sizzling heat wave smacked the region with heat indexes reaching 100 degrees or more this weekend.

Those who ended up outdoors despite the heat had to mitigate the temperature’s effects by hydrating, hiding under umbrellas and visiting cooling centers.

The District’s first heat wave of the summer started last week and is expected to keep a tight grip on the region over the next couple of days. Here’s a glimpse of how people in the area are holding up.

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Amir Brown, 15, loads a cooler with ice and water while helping to set up his mother’s beverage stand near the National Mall on Friday, July 22, 2022, in D.C. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

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Mael Courderot, 5, plays in the fountain of the World War II Memorial during high temperatures on Friday, July 22, 2022, in D.C. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

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Denista Mavrova Heinrich, right to left, and her children Adrian Heinrich, 5, and Mia Heinrich, 7, cool off in the fountain at the World War II Memorial during high temperatures on Friday, July 22, 2022, in D.C. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

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A visitor to the Lincoln Memorial takes a drink in D.C. on July 23, 2022. The heat wave blanketing the region is expected to peak this weekend with temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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A visitor at the Lincoln Memorial uses an umbrella to shelter from the Sun in D.C., on July 23, 2022. The heat wave blanketing the region is expect to peak this weekend with temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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A woman wipes her forehead at the top of the stairs to the Lincoln Memorial during a heat wave on July 22, 2022 in D.C. According to media reports, over 100 million people in the United States could see temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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People use an umbrella to shelter from the Sun while looking at the Washington Memorial in D.C., on July 23, 2022. The heat wave blanketing the region is expect to peak this weekend with temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial use an umbrella to shelter from the Sun in D.C., on July 23, 2022. The heat wave blanketing the region is expect to peak this weekend with temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)