Northern Virginia Weekend Weather: Summer's Last Official Gasp

STERLING, VA — It's fitting that the final official weekend of summer easily could pass for a summer weekend from a month or so ago. With Sept. 22 looming as the first day of autumn, this last hurrah will be ideal for outdoor activities and whatever else was so satisfying the past three months or so. Namely, look for lots of sunshine with scant chances of rain. That's the word from the area branch of the National Weather Service in Sterling.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday all are expected to feature highs in the low 80s with evening lows in the mid to upper 60s. Sunday offers the only real chance of showers but not until the afternoon, and even then there's but a 30 percent chance. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.) Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service.

Today: A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Areas of fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light northwest wind.

Saturday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light southeast wind.

Sunday: A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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