on this memorial day. they are right up against the grill, trying to barbecue for the family. that makes it even hotter out here. conditions today, the heat index values throughout the area running between 95 and 100 degrees. of course, that s the reason why we have this heat advisory up and goes until 9:00 p.m. and covers so much of our viewing area. all those counties shaded in orange from north all the way down to the south. the temperature right now, actual air temperature, well, we got the numbers into the 90s throughout many neighborhoods here. reagan national airport right now is at 90 degrees. there is a little bit of the light wind i told you about. 14 miles per hour. but the dew point temperatures 72. this is our first stretch of the real summerlike heat and humidity combined. current heat index at 97 degrees in d.c. 100 degrees in frederick. 97 in fredericksburg, virginia. there is your sweltering and oppressive conditions. for your good night forecast, where are w
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this memorial day monday morning. good morning, everyone, i m savannah guthrie. and i m peter alexander, sitting in today for matt, you re sitting in today for ann. we re both here. we made it on time, that s the good news. take a look at what s happening to folks who are trying to enjoy their holiday along the coast of florida today. this is jacksonville beach, florida. it is calm right now, but a vastly different scene there when beryl made landfall just after midnight with near hurricane force winds. we ll have the latest on that. kind of a rough way to kick off the unofficial start to the summer. but it is not the only concern this holiday morning. people from texas to michigan are dealing with unseasonably warm weather. and the national memorial day concert had to be canceled last night when a line of strong storms moved through the washington, d.c. area. we are going to get the latest on i