AAA - The Auto Club Group offers safety tips to help motorists keep their children, pets, and vehicles safe during the hottest days of the year.

The best thing to do in this heat is to stay inside in the air conditioning, but for many workers like construction crews, that’s simply not an option.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District will dismiss students three hours early Tuesday (May 31) due to high temperatures, says Assistant Superintendent of Communications Chrystal Wilson.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Starting Tuesday, two cooling shelters will be opened in Washtenaw County to provide residents a place to stay safe and cool during the current heatwave. Both shelters will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday this week. Cooling shelters will be at:Learning Resource Center: 4135 Washtenaw Ave., Ann ArborCommunity Mental Health: 555 Towner St., YpsilantiBottled water will be provided at each location. Public libraries, churches, community centers and other places that usually address this need arent open to the public due to the virus. Visit the Washtenaw County Health Department website for tips on dealing with hot weather.

DETROIT Describing the forecast as a heat wave may be an understatement. Well have at least nine straight days of highs above 90. We put together 8 straight days in July 1987. Humidity wont be all that bad for most of the stretch. Unfortunately the heat may get worse toward the middle of the month, before we see some minor relief around the 16th.

The heat may be a shock to many peoples systems -- take the heat seriously and watch out for these red flags. The heat doesn't mean life stops, so a lot of people either have to, or choose to, stay active outdoors. How you feelThe first red flag that the heat is taking a toll is obvious in how you feel. Bathroom trips, urine colorAnother red flag may seem indelicate, but it's very practical and important. Blacking outAs someone's body temperature becomes dangerously high the biggest red flag to watch for is confusion and blacking out, almost like being drunk.

However, infants and toddlers, people who are 65 or older, anyone who is overweight and people on certain medications can be at the highest risk for heat-related illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Precention (CDC). Those illnesses can include heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, sunburn and heat rash. According to the CDC, people suffer heat-related illness when the bodys temperature control system is overloaded. In such cases, a persons body temperature rises rapidly. When the humidity is high, sweat will not evaporate as quickly, preventing the body from releasing heat quickly.