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Virginia Weekend Weather: Thunder Rolls In, With Cooler Temps Behind It
The weekend forecast for Virginia starts with "thunder clouds" and ends with "cold winds."
We'll be rolling into the weekend with showers and thunderstorms. And we'll end it with mostly sunny skies, but with cooler temps and sharp winds.
Thunderstorms are expected to begin Friday afternoon, with wind gusts up to 23 mph. The skies will clear overnight, but showers and thunderstorms will be back in the forecast Saturday as the windy conditions continue.
We'll have mostly sunny skies on Sunday, but wind gusts of up to 26 mph are going to keep temperatures in the 50s. The low Sunday night will be 42 degrees!
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Could be worse, according to the Weather Channel. This rush of cooler temperatures might even bring a few snowflakes to northern Michigan.
Thursday's break in the daily rain showers ended a record-setting 15-day streak, according to the Capital Weather Gang. Sunday and Monday offers another break before the chance for showers returns for the balance of the next week.
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Here's the latest regional forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
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