Northern Virginia Weather: Ground Hog Day Redux

STERLING, VA—Northern Virginia's weather forecast for the work week offers little respite from what we experienced through much of the weekend. That's the consensus from the National Weather Service and other area forecasters.

The bottom-line skinny, as the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang dutifully points out, is that we transform "into a tropical rain forest for the next several days with drenching downpour after drenching downpour."

Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service's satellite HQ in Sterling:

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 81. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 80. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 73. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 81. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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