between the two. everybody is going to be feeling like 100 to 106 this afternoon. you want to stay indoors. seek relief from that heat. make sure you check on your neighbors and take care of the pets as well. high pressure grips the area today. you may be asking yourself why is it warmer, say, in new york and boston today than it will be in atlanta. it has to do with the core of the high and way those winds go. low area of low pressure will sneak here by tomorrow. temperatures will drop down a little bit. we will have more significant relief by the end of the week. while it is a brutally heat wave, it will be on the short side. >> wow. short but hot. thanks, jacqui. already feels lying 89 degree s here. in washington, same thing. jim acosta is live on the mall. it is not a dry heat. quite humid out there. >> reporter: yes. that's what we get for the founding fathers building the nation's capital on the swamp. you will get heat and humidity.