Northern Virginia Weather: For Now, Wetness Lingers

STERLING, VA—Persistent rain amid perpetually overcast skies should rule the next few days for the Northern Virginia area, although warmer temperatures return early in the work week. That's the word from the National Weather Service bureau in Sterling and other area forecasters.

The reason for continued wetness, according to the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang, is that a "persistent onshore flow has locked in the low-level moisture, and a stalled-out frontal boundary is providing the support for nearly constant drizzle and rain."

An early read on the weekend, though, calls for a good amount of sunshine. So there you go. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service:

Sunday Night: Drizzle with light rain likely. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 67. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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