Hot weather reminders

Young woman drinking water outdoors
Stay hydrated. Drinking water will help keep you from getting dehydrated. (Getty Images/moodboard RF/moodboard)
CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 21: Bears eat cool watermelon at a zoo on July 21, 2016 in Chongqing, China. The high temperature reached to 40 degree celsius on Thursday.  (Photo by VCG/Getty Images)
Enjoy watermelon. It’s tasty and has a lot of water in it.  (Photo by VCG/Getty Images)
Keeping cool in the extreme heat doesn't have to cost a lot. (Getty Images)
Stay in an air conditioned area. Reducing your time outside will keep you from getting overheated. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Maudib)
Wear light-colored clothing and a hat if you go outside in the heat. (Getty Images/TongRo Images RF/TongRo Images)
Wear light-colored clothing. Additionally, wear a hat if you go outside in the heat. (Getty Images/TongRo Images RF/TongRo Images)
Avoid heavy work outside during the heat wave. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
Minimize your time outdoors.  Avoid heavy work outside during the heat wave. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
creamed chip beef
Avoid heavy foods. You’ll feel worse if you eat something like creamed chip beef in this heat. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
Carl's in Fredericksburg
Enjoy an ice cream. Carl’s in Fredericksburg is one of the local custard places worth checking out.  (WTOP/Ed Kelleher)
ST PETER-ORDING, GERMANY - JULY 18:  An elderly couple, who said they did not mind being photographed, walk along a wooden walkway that crosses protected dunes and salt marshes on July 18, 2016 at Sankt-Peter-Ording, Germany. Sankt-Peter-Ording is among the top destinations for vacationers along Germany's North Sea coast. Many Germans, unsettled by the recent terror attacks in countries like France and Turkey, are choosing to vacation in Germany this summer.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Check on older folks. Visit your family and neighbors to make sure they are not getting overheated. Remind them to drink plenty of water.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Check on your pets. Don't leave them in the yard. Limit their time outside when it's hot. (WTOP/Collen Kelleher)
Check on your pets. Don’t leave them in the yard. Limit their time outside when it’s hot. (WTOP/Collen Kelleher)
baby in pool
Enjoy the pool. But, remember your sunscreen. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
Go tubing.  (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
Go tubing. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
Funny laughing little girl in a colorful swimming suit running though garden sprinkler playing with water splashes having fun in the backyard on a sunny hot summer vacation day
Set up the sprinker.    (Thinkstock)
ocean city
Take a dip in the ocean. Yes, the sand will be hot, but the weather will be cool. Just don’t spend too much time outside. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
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Young woman drinking water outdoors
CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 21: Bears eat cool watermelon at a zoo on July 21, 2016 in Chongqing, China. The high temperature reached to 40 degree celsius on Thursday.  (Photo by VCG/Getty Images)
Keeping cool in the extreme heat doesn't have to cost a lot. (Getty Images)
Wear light-colored clothing and a hat if you go outside in the heat. (Getty Images/TongRo Images RF/TongRo Images)
Avoid heavy work outside during the heat wave. (WTOP/Colleen Kelleher)
creamed chip beef
Carl's in Fredericksburg
ST PETER-ORDING, GERMANY - JULY 18:  An elderly couple, who said they did not mind being photographed, walk along a wooden walkway that crosses protected dunes and salt marshes on July 18, 2016 at Sankt-Peter-Ording, Germany. Sankt-Peter-Ording is among the top destinations for vacationers along Germany's North Sea coast. Many Germans, unsettled by the recent terror attacks in countries like France and Turkey, are choosing to vacation in Germany this summer.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Check on your pets. Don't leave them in the yard. Limit their time outside when it's hot. (WTOP/Collen Kelleher)
baby in pool
Go tubing.  (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
Funny laughing little girl in a colorful swimming suit running though garden sprinkler playing with water splashes having fun in the backyard on a sunny hot summer vacation day
ocean city
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