Due to the extremely hot and stormy weather, visitors at the National Mall are being told to seek shelter. https://wtop.com/weather-news/2026/07/july-fourth-brings-more-oppressive-heat-severe-storm-potential/
WTOP NewsHot, stormy weather leads to evacuation of National Mall on July Fourth - WTOP NewsThe D.C. region is enduring a third day of searing heat, this time with the possibility of afternoon and evening thunderstorms on the Fourth of July.