Northern Virginia Weather: Weekend Warmup

STERLING, VA—With a cold Thanksgiving behind us, Northern Virginia's weekend weather features considerably warmer temperatures but also includes rain for Saturday. That's the word from the National Weather Service and other area forecasting outlets.

And Sunday? Here's this, from the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang: "It could end up being rather nice, actually. Highs are in the mid-50s to perhaps as warm as near 60. Skies are partly to mostly sunny. Winds are light out of the northwest."

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

Saturday: Rain, mainly after 9am. High near 46. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Rain likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

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

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

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