Northern Virginia Weather: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

STERLING, VA — Here's a silver lining for your weekend weather: Sunday is expected to bear sunshine following a mostly cloudy Saturday with high winds, according to the area arm of the National Weather Service in Sterling.

Highs both days will push 60 degrees but that's about it.

No foolin.'

Here's the latest NWS forecast :

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 48. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Monday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Rain. Low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

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