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Heavy rain tapers off but parts of DC region remain under flood warning Sunday

Though heavy rain has largely moved out of the D.C. region, scattered showers will make for a wet rest of the weekend. Here’s what you need to know. The National Weather Service has put some flood prone areas are under a Flood Warning until noon on Sunday, including portions of D.C., central Maryland and Northern Virginia.

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7 News First Alert Meteorologist Mark Peña said he expects rainfall totals to be anywhere from 1 to 2 inches, with rain becoming less intense before ending later Sunday morning. Some area roads have been closed due to flooding. As of around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Beach Drive was closed in Montgomery County, Maryland, due to high water and flooding. 

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Scattered showers are expected to continue throughout the day, bringing dreary weather to the NFL conference championship Sunday, when the Baltimore Ravens play host to the Kansas City Chiefs. Earlier, much of the D.C. region was under a Flood Watch but that advisory expired Sunday morning. Highs Sunday will be in the upper 40s before falling into the 30s overnight. Those colder temperatures could create a brief mix of rain and wet snowflakes, Peña tells WTOP, though the potential wintry mix isn’t likely to create any accumulation. After Friday’s record-breaking high temperatures, the National Weather Service is expecting a return to normal winter weather Monday, with breezy conditions and wind chills in the 30s. “Seasonable temperatures and mainly dry weather (outside of a few more mountain snow showers at times) are expected Monday into Tuesday,” NWSsaid.



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FLOOD ALERTSUNDAY: Scattered showers Highs: 44-49 Winds: Northeast 5-10 mph SUNDAY NIGHT: Showers ending before sunrise Lows: 30s Winds: North 5-15 mp MONDAY: Mostly cloudy and breezy Highs: mid 40s Winds: Northeast 5-10 mph, Gusts 25-35 mp TUESDAY: Partly cloudy Highs: 40s Winds: East 5 mph LOOKING AHEAD: A quick moving system Wednesday may bring additional showers to the area, some of which could mix with snow. Accumulations (if any) will likely be less than an inch and confined to areas west of the D.C. metro. The remainder of next week is trending mostly dry and seasonable, with morning temperatures in the 30s and afternoon highs in the 40s. Thursday marks the beginning of February, which also is the last month of meteorological winter. Interestingly, this year is a leap year, so mark your calendars for Thursday, Feb. 29 – perhaps an extra day in the month to boost snow totals!WTOP’s Ivy Lyons contributed to this report.

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Hot, humid week ahead for DC area with severe storm risk

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