Northern Virginia Weather: Weekend Sun Despite Chill

STERLING, VA—Northern Virginia's weekend weather forecast includes lots of sun amid brisk temperatures, with highs around 20 degrees cooler from what we delightfully experienced the past couple of days. So says the National Weather Service and other area forecasters.

Saturday will offer mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid 50s amid sporadic wind gusts. Saturday night's lows should be around freezing. And Sunday? There's this from the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang: "Skies range from partly to mostly sunny, although clouds may be increasing by sunset. Not bad!"

Indeed. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service's local bureau in Sterling:

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain between 9pm and 3am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58.