Northern Virginia Weather: Weekend Sets Table For Big Changes

STERLING, VA—Northern Virginia's weekend weather will keep getting better and better, with temperatures inching higher and higher, and all under mostly sunny skies as we await next week's spring-like conditions with highs in the 50s and 60s Monday and Tuesday. That's the word from the National Weather Service and other area forecasting outlets.

Following a cold Friday night with lows in the 20s, Saturday will feature highs in the 40s and lows right around freezing. And Sunday? There's this from the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang: "It's another fairly nice day, much like Saturday, but perhaps a touch milder."

So there you go. Looking ahead, not until Wednesday night does any possibility of rain enter the picture. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service's local bureau in Sterling:

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light southeast wind.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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