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Northern Virginia Weather: When Will It Warm Up?
When will things warm up again? At least a little bit? Northern Virginia's weather forecast calls for better days ahead — but not yet.
STERLING, VA — Northern Virginia's weekend weather forecast offers no respite from this recent spate of bitterly cold weather. In fact, it's expected to get worse. That's the word from the National Weather Service's satellite center in Sterling, which has issued a wind chill advisory from 6 p.m. today through noon Saturday. Wind gusts of more than 25 mph are expected.
And as the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang points out: "With wind chills bottoming around -10 or worse, and only rising to near zero during the day, hypothermia and frostbite are serious concerns until perhaps Sunday."
Come Monday, however, temperatures are expected to finally climb above freezing and perhaps even flirt with 40 degrees. Even so, that's also when we could expect more precipitation — this time in the form of a wintry mix of rain and sleet. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service:
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Today: Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Here's an early look at next week's forecast:
Monday: A chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: A chance of rain, freezing rain, and sleet before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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