Heat Advisory Issued for Capital Region

National Weather Service has issued Heat Advisory for today beginning at 12 p.m. until 8 PM for the Metropolitan Area (including Arlington County), according to the Arlington Alert service.

The alert sent Tuesday evening goes on to say, "National Weather Service expects the temperature high to be in the mid 90s and the Heat Index to reach 105 in the afternoon hours.

Additionally, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) and the District Department of the Enviroment (DDOE) have issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert Wednesday for the D.C. Metro Area.  A Code Orange means that air pollution concentrations in the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups.

If you are in a sensitive group (younger children, elderly, people with asthma, people with heart disease), please avoid strenuous outdoor activity or exercise tomorrow."