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Northern Virginia Weekend Weather: A Relative Thaw
Northern Virginia's weekend weather forecast calls for a relative thaw in the freezer-like conditions, and a good amount of sun should help.
STERLING, VA — Just when things began to get really cold, Northern Virginia's weekend weather forecast arrives with a reminder that we don't live in, say, Green Bay, Wis., where once the weather gets cold, it stays cold until around April. As it is, according to the National Weather Service's satellite center in Sterling, the weekend welcomes a relative warming trend that will grow through the week.
As for the mini-snow event that hit the area Friday afternoon before moving out, Reagan National Airport's total was 0.2 inches; Dulles International Airport, 0.1, according to the National Weather Service. The next possibility of precipitation is Sunday night, and there's only a 20 percent chance with highs in the upper 30.
Highs both Saturday and Sunday are expected to be in the mid to upper 40s under partly to mostly sunny skies. After that, consider this from the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang: "The pattern across the country remains active and changeable on the whole, so any forecast outside a few days is somewhat low-confidence. For now, the days leading up to Christmas seem relatively tame, at least around here."
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Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service:
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
And here's an early look at next week:
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
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