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Brrrr: Frost Advisory Issued For Northern Virginia, DC
The National Weather Service predicts a drop in temperatures and a chance of frost by Friday morning.
STERLING, VA—It truly feels like fall this week in Northern Virginia, and the National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory overnight for parts of the state, along with Washington, D.C. Sensitive plants may die if left outside uncovered, according to the forecasters, which say widespread frost is expected during the advisory period, which runs 1- 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 19.
Temperatures are expected to drop into the mid 30s by dawn, especially away from larger bodies of water and urban areas, the weather service says.
Areas affected include DC, Charlottesville, Stanardsville, Madison, Orange, Gordonsville, Culpeper, Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Montclair, Reston, Herndon, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, McLean, Franconia, Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Falmouth, Fredericksburg, Dahlgren, Warrenton, Turnbull, Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Charlottesville, Stanardsville, Madison, Orange, Gordonsville and Culpeper.
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Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service's local bureau in Sterling:
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
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Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
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