Northern Virginia Weather: Spring-Like Work Week

STERLING, VA—Tennis, anyone? (h/t to a certain Outer Banks radio DJ). Northern Virginia's work-week weather forecast features temperatures flirting with the 60s for much of the span and considerable sun until Thursday. That's the word from the National Weather Service and other area forecasting outlets.

Take heed of Monday's air quality alert, but there's not much else about which to fret. Sunday night's brief dip below freezing, as pointed out by Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang, "may be the last time we drop past 32 degrees for the rest of the week. And Monday's weather is looking downright fantastic, as temperatures approach the low 60s."

So there you go. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service's area bureau in Sterling:

Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind.

Monday Night: Isolated showers between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Rain. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 38.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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