WRAL meteorologists say this year will mark the earliest temperatures have reached 90 degrees in almost 35 years.

As Dreamville organizers prepare for the festival, so are medical professionals.

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Wake County EMS will have three medical tents set up throughout the festival: one in the center, one at the north end and another at the south end.

Visit WRAL's Dreamville Guide for more information on transportation, parking, and other essential things to know ahead of the music festival. 

Additionally, about 75 medical personnel will navigate crowds, with additional help from Durham, Harnett and Guilford counties. They will ride around on golf carts or walk on foot.

Greg Guillaume is a shift coordinator with Wake County EMS. During Dreamville weekend, he stands in towers to get a better vantage point of the crowd.

“My job is to monitor for crowd surge and crowd dynamics. At night time, when it's totally packed, you do see the all the iPhone lights going like crazy…During the day, we're [standing] with binoculars and checking out the venue,” he explained.

Guillaume said being higher up allows him to notify other crews of issues.

“I would anticipate a higher number of calls this year, based on the heat and based on how close towards the end of the show that people get,” he said.

Dr. Ryan Lamb is the medical director of the UNC Health Rex emergency department. He also expects more patients this weekend.

“We see it regularly, but we definitely get an increase in that volume when there's an event like this. Especially because it hasn't been hot for a while, I will expect we'll see a pretty significant increase in the volume this weekend,” Lamb told WRAL.

Lamb said alcohol and drugs can exacerbate heat-related issues.

“Your body is doing [these] complex changes constantly to try to help you adapt to the environment,” he explained. “Then, of course, if you add medications, drugs, alcohol, it affects your brain's ability and your heart's ability to respond to those changes, and it makes it much more difficult for you to withstand the heat in the environment.”

Lamb said it is also important to watch for any heat-related symptoms. Those can get confused with drinking too much.

“We usually start to feel a little sick, we might feel a little nauseated, or we're starting to act a little strange [due to the heat],” Lamb said. “But if we're intoxicated, then it's also harder to determine if those effects are related to alcohol, and we're all just having a good time, or is it related to heat effects?”

Lamb said it’s important to get rest and hydrate ahead of the festival. Festivalgoers told WRAL they are ready for the heat.

“I personally really like the heat. I'm going to make sure I stay very hydrated; I'm going to make sure I've got my sunscreen. I'm going to be in some light clothes, so I can stay cool,” fan Kri said.

“Only thing I'm doing is bring tees, buying some shorts, possibly buy a quick jacket,” another fan Darryl Ellis said. “I have a backpack that has the straw-thing to it. I do always take that to Dreamville, so I can stay hydrated.”

WRAL has a guide for festivalgoers sharing information about parking, traveling to and from Dix Park, and more ahead of the festival. To receive messages about the event, text DREAMVILLE to 888777.