Northern Virginia Weather: Thanksgiving Week Looking Good

STERLING, VA—Colder weather is on the way for Northern Virginia, and it's expected to arrive just in time for Thanksgiving under sunny skies. That's the word from the National Weather Service and other area forecasting outlets. Monday, in fact, should bring be the week's only overcast conditions.

By midweek, temperatures are still relatively mild. But as the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang points out: "Don’t try to thaw that turkey out in the garage Wednesday night, as it’ll probably still be quite frozen after a reinforcing shot of cool air pushes lows into the 20s."

Thanksgiving Day? Brrrr. Highs in only the lower 30s are expected. So there you go. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service's area bureau in Sterling:

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 33.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 41.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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