Pouring rain hits parts of DC region amidst humid weather

It s another sweltering weekend in the D C area However in the midst of the humidity pouring rain and storms are affecting the region on Saturday The National Weather Facility issued a Flash Flood Warning for parts of Montgomery Arlington counties and the City of Falls Church until p m Parts of Prince William County will be under a Flash Flood Warning until p m Parts of Fairfax Loudoun counties and the City of Fairfax in Virginia will be under a Flash Flood Warning until p m Fairfax Prince William counties and the City of Manassas and Manassas Park in Virginia will be under a Flash Flood Warning until p m A Flash Flood Warning was issued for Frederick County in Maryland until p m The pouring rain has caused floods in multiple locations in Vienna and Reston according to WTOP s Dave Dildine Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at FM or FM Current traffic conditions Weather forecast Closings and Delays Sign up for WTOP email alerts Get custom alerts with the WTOP app for Apple and Android phones A Heat Alert is in effect in D C until Sunday at a m as temperatures could feel like degrees or hotter Find a cooling center near you on D C s online map The hot weather is expected to continue on Sunday as well with highs in the upper s to near and a heat index in the upper s Hot and humid again this time a slightly better chance of scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening particular would be slow-moving with specific heavy downpours News First Alert meteorologist Matt Ritter commented On Monday there is a chance for scattered thunderstorms late in the day with highs in the upper s to near s Ritter noted the area will get a slight break from the humidity on Tuesday but it will still be hot with a chance of storms as well FORECAST SATURDAY NIGHT Storms end Lows - Winds South - mph Pop-up storms come to an end with overnight temperatures falling to the s under partly cloudy conditions SUNDAY Partly sunny isolated PM storms Highs - Winds South - mph Sunday will start warm and muggy morning across the D C area with temperatures rising steadily from the upper s into the middle to upper s by lunchtime By afternoon temperatures will climb into the upper s to lower s under continued sunshine The menace for scattered thunderstorms and downpours increases after p m Various storms may become strong to severe with gusty winds and heavy downpours Localized flooding is also viable Into the evening the majority storms will ease later in the evening MONDAY Scattered showers storms Highs - Winds South - mph As we enter the middle of July Monday highs enter the s with plenty of clouds mixing with breaks of sun It won t be a total washout but scattered thunderstorms are likely to develop during the afternoon and linger until sunset Specific storms could bring heavy rain gusty winds and localized flooding where excessive amounts of rain has fallen TUESDAY Mostly sunny PM storms Highs - Heat Index - Winds South - mph Storm chances begin to decrease and skies will favor more sunshine and temperatures near normal in the upper s CURRENT CONDITIONS Source