Stay Cool Today With a A Fire Hose, Extended Pool Hours and More [VIDEO]

Newsflash: It's hot out.

Now that we've gotten that out of the way—seriously, it's hot out. The high temperature will hover near 99 degrees today and the humidity will make it feel as hot as 104 degrees.

Take it easy out there—here are —and here are ways to stay cool in Melrose and nearby today:

• The Melrose Fire Department will turn on their hoses to help children cool down at from 12:30-1 p.m. (See attached video).

• The will stay open an hour later than usual today, until 8 p.m. The pool opens at 11 a.m. Admission is free.

• If you have little ones, the wading pool (water depth ranging from one inch to two feet) at in Stoneham is open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.while the wading pool's water depth is between one inch and two feet.

• There's a spray park area at Capen Street Park in Medford, with three simple sprayers/sprinklers with buttons that parents press to operate.

• There's a at in Winchester. It's open from noon to 7 p.m. today. The beach is actually closed while the state check the algae levels, but , anyway. A daily pass is $4 for children over 18 month and $5 for adult.

• The air-conditioned is open until 4 p.m. today. Dawn Folopoulos, executive director of the Melrose Council on Aging, said in an email that people of all ages are welcome to stay cool at the Milano Center, where there are board games, computers with Internet access, movies on the big screen TV and more to do. "We will have iced tea, cookies and watermelon!" Folopoulos said. "We encourage you to bring something yummy to share but it is not required."

• The air-conditioned is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today.

• Residents are invited by Hallmark Health to , where the cafeteria will be open until 7 p.m. and the main lobby waiting area will stay open until 9 p.m. to give residents a place to cool off.

• owner Lorenzo Tenreiro said Thursday and Friday, his shop will be offering free half-liter water bottles with the purchase of any large drink.