I live near Washington, D.C., and after a wonderfully cool and beautiful spring, summer is almost here. And it is so hot and muggy! I think it hit 90 this week -- not the best lawn mowing weather.

How hot does it get where you are, and how do you cope?

I am in the midwest and it usually gets in the mid to high 90's in July and August with high humidity.Right now, it's in the 90's, so I can only imagine what the rest of the summer is going to be like. To cope, I drink tons of water, take my kids to the pool, eat light meals and stay in the air conditioning if it gets too bad. I also do any yardwork or walking early in the am before it gets heated up.

I live in Torrance, CA. It is a city near the ocean in Los Angeles County, near the Beach Cities of Manhattan, Hermosa, and Redondo. It was a balmy 80 degrees yesterday, with a nice cooling breeze coming off the ocean. On a really hot summer day, it will get to the upper 80s. I find it difficult to cope with on weekdays, as I am stuck in my office daydreaming about being outside as I spend company time on Travel websites!

Atlanta Georgia, need I say more!

The Monadnock Region of New Hampshire--it's 94 and very humid here today, even on top of a mountain. However, high heat and humidity never last long here, and frankly as long as it's not snowing, I'm not complaining!

Atlanta IS bad. So's Houston.
Is there a way to cope with humidity?

We on Route 495 outside of Boston..and yesterday at 4:00 p.m. on the shady side of the street under the trees the thermometer said 100 degrees and pretty oppressive.. At 2:20 p.m. it's 85 degrees right now and pretty tropical.. THANK HEAVENS FOR A/C

I live in Las Vegas. Even when it gets up to 100 it's bearable--15% humidity makes it that way. Ninety-nine today and it's beautiful!

Sigh. Returned from he mid-70s, low humidity, beautiful weather of June in the SF Bay Area this week to the mid-80s, high humidity-nd-it's-gonna-get-worse NYC weather. In addition to the heat and humidity, the urban grime here really gets mea in the summer; at the end of a day out and about the city, I feel as if my face is coated with exhaust. Yuck.

Caitlin -- remember what Mark Twain said about San Francisco?
"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco."

Washington, DC in the summer is bad for locals, but worse for tourists. The area around the Mall, monuments and museums is HOT and you are hiking around in the non A/C outdoors. While street vendors sell water, etc. for $$ if you find them, Be prepared! Hats, comfy shoes and carry your own water!

JT Kirk--well, I'm pretty sure that's apocryphal, but...June and September tend to be pretty fog-free and beautiful in SF, and while you can't entirely escape the fog in July and August by crossing the Bay (to Oakland and Berkeley), it's definitely warmer and less windy there than in SF proper. Trust me--I lived in the Bay Area for 26 years. When I lived in Santa Cruz, the tourists would overwhelm the beaches in the foggy summer months, and then leave before Labor Day, and we'd get the place to ourselves during the best weather of the year. It's similar in SF (but don't let the secret out). Anyway, I'll take the fog over East Coast heat and humidity any day!

Caitlin,
I wish I could get some of that weather from San Franciso. It's hot and muggy where I am, the dreaded Southest.
I Love San Franciso and really Love Santa Cruz. Although, I'm still spooked by that road, which one is it -- the one that winds over the mountain from San Jose (actually it feeds right into Saratoga) to Santa Cruz? That road is a trip at night. Yikes!

JT, that would be Hwy 17, and it is the main artery between Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz. Only way to avoid going OVER the mountain is to go AROUND it--which takes twice as long and incolves slow and/or twisty, two-lane highways (albeit less mountainous) to connect with the major ones. It can be a hair-raising drive, but it's pretty inevitable if you live in Santa Cruz (or have a weekend place in Monterey, like my in-laws), and it's not my cup of tea either, especially at night. On the other hand, it feels like small potatoes after driving the Big Sur coast on Hwy 1!

I grew up in the Midwest, and everyone there complains about how humid it is, particularly my mother. I live in DC now, and it's SO much worse here than in the Midwest. And I can't even imagine what it's like in places like Atlanta and Houston. You Midwesterners have it easy.

Here in Orlando it's hell on earth from June to October, and since I work outside I just drink plenty of water, all day long, and collapse in my pool after work!

Cindy,

I'd like to ask you a few questions about DC. My hubby/I are going there in September. Would you please e-mail me? Thanks for your time.

Depending on when in Spet. you plan to see DC, the weather may be hot, mild or wet. In any event, you will be past the worst of the heat and humidity. Ciao

I currently live in the Midwest as I moved to Chiago 2 years ago. It has been unseasonably warm here this past week (above 90 and humid). Everyone is complaining but it truly could be much worse. I am originally from Nashville where it is more humid and they have on average over 30 days each summer above 95! I guess growing up in that weather, I am used to heat and humidity so it doesn't bother me anymore at 90. I would much rather complain about the weather we had 2 weeks ago in Chicago. It got down to 38 2 nights in a row and stayed in the 50's in the daytime. Now that is crazy weather! You are not supposed to be at 40 in June (especially when the next week you have 90) Another reason to hate Chicago weather as it is the worst in the nation and most unpredictable!

Temp 88* and humidty 88% and water temp 88* in Key West, when we were there in June, a few years ago. Never felt anything like it since, and I live in Hotlanta. Judy