Northern Virginia Weekend Weather: Breathe Easily

STERLING, VA—What better way to wrap up the elongated Fourth of July weekend than with an official weekend free of the stupefying humidity that for days has dogged the Northern Virginia area? That's exactly what we're expected to see, according to the National Weather Service and area forecasting outlets.

Not only that, but the word from the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang predicts that "plenty of spots may struggle to get to 80 on Saturday. Skies will be mostly sunny and humidity close to nonexistent." So there you go. Look for Sunday to deliver more of the same.

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

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind 7 to 11 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

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