‘Rinse and repeat’: Scorching heat and storms forecast continue Tuesday

After a glimpse of relief overnight, when temperatures briefly dropped into the lower 80s for most of the D.C. area, Tuesday will feel similar to Monday, with record-breaking heat and severe storm conditions beginning in the afternoon.

Any overnight reprieve will be gone by midday, as temperatures are expected to reach between 99 and 102, with the heat index (or ‘feels-like’ temperature) between “105 and 110+,” said 7News First Alert Senior Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff.

As with Monday...