Northern Virginia Weather: Lots Of Weekend Sun

STERLING, VA—Northern Virginia's weekend weather opens with a mostly sunny Saturday with highs flirting with 50 and scant chance of any precipitation. That's the word both from the National Weather Service and other area forecasting outlets.

And Sunday? Consider this from the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang: "No major change from Saturday. Coming off lows in the 30s, afternoon highs again rise into the 40s to about 50. We may see more in the way of cloudiness."

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

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light northeast wind.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.

Monday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 48.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

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