You may have heard of the phrase "dog days." But what does that mean? Here's how mid-summer came to be called the dog days.

Ollie takes a look at the origin of the phrase "the dog days of summer" influenced by the Dog Star, Sirius, and also suggests ways to keep dogs cool.

Forecast: Little to no change in the forecast moving ahead today. We’ll keep it hot and humid with highs in the middle 90s and heat indices remain in the low 100s, just below heat

The ancient Greeks and Romans blamed hot summer days on the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star, which is part of the constellation Canis Major. You, too, can blame Sirius for the hot weather or you can keep cool during the heat of the day by enjoying some related entertainment:

Shake Shack is bringing the heat with the launch of its first-ever Dog Days menu—a bold, new lineup of limited-time hot dogs, all built on Shake Shack’s classic Flat Top Dog made with 100% Vienna Beef from the pros in Chicago.

My body feels amazing,” Chestnut, 41, told The Post before tipping the scales at 238 pounds. “I should be able to get that title back.”