Northern Virginia Weekend Weather: Rain, Sun, Wind

STERLING, VA — Would you prefer your Saturday to be sunny or your Sunday to be sunny? If you chose the latter, you may like the Norther Virginia weekend weather forecast provided by the National Weather Service branch in Sterling. Both days, however, are expected to have strong winds with gusts up to 30 mph and highs around 50.

Saturday is looking cloudy with some possible showers in the afternoon followed by an 80 percent chance that night. But Sunday is expected to be spiffy. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service:

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Showers, mainly after 7pm. Low around 46. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Here's a tentative look at the rest of next week:

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

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