Northern Virginia Weather: Bitter Cold Coming Amid Snow Chance

STERLING, VA—With the relatively pleasant weekend complete, folks in the Northern Virginia area now face a work week that gets colder as it goes along—the worst of it (lows flirting with single digits) expected by midweek. So says the National Weather Service and other area forecasting outlets.

As the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang points out: "Colder air is most certainly coming by late Tuesday, and the change in air mass may bring some snow along with it." That would be a possible quick-and-dirty snow blast Tuesday night before Wednesday offers sunshine with highs slightly below freezing.

Bottom line: From Tuesday night through the end of the week, expect bitterly cold conditions—especially at night. So there you go. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service's local bureau in Sterling:

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Rain before 4pm, then rain and snow. High near 44. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Snow, mainly before 1am. Low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 23.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

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