Northern Virginia Labor Day Weekend Weather: Clearing Up, But When?

STERLING, VA — Despite a bumpy start, the Labor Day weekend weather for Northern Virginia could be a lot worse. That's the word from the area branch of the National Weather Service in Sterling. Namely, the arriving rain won's stick around for long.

Although Saturday brings a 70 percent of showers with highs only in the mid-60s, things begin to look up heading into final two days of the three-day holiday weekend. Labor Day itself is expected to be sunny with highs in the low 80s. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.) Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service:

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely before 2pm, then showers likely after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86

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