Big Weather Changes On The Way For Virginia, DC

WASHINGTON, DC — After intermittent icy mixes of snow, sleet and freezing rain in the past week, northern Virginia and The District are in store for a warmer weekend, but one that will feature a lot of rain. The National Weather Service says the soggy weather should begin Saturday afternoon, and then predicts rain chances every day through Tuesday.

But the precipitation will all fall as rain, as temps start to moderate Saturday with daytime highs hitting the 50s and 60s this weekend and much of next week. "Temperatures will be more seasonable today, but so will sky cover... that is, it will be cloudier than yesterday. Even milder over the weekend, but rain is likely at times," the National Weather Service says.

Get your outdoor chores done today, urges The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang. "Enjoy the dry weather. Once rain starts back up, we may stay generally wet into early next week. It’s good news for our continuing drought — the weekend rains should total at least an inch. Two inches is not completely out of the question, either. Snow lovers, you may be disheartened by Sunday’s mugginess."

At least two 60-degree days appear in the forecast.

Here is the updated weekend weather forecast for northern Virginia and DC:

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: Rain, mainly after 2pm. High near 53. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 49. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain before 8am, then showers after 8am. High near 62. South wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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