Northern Virginia Weather: Sunshine Ready For a Breakthrough

STERLING, VA — A so-so Wednesday turns into mostly cloudy skies tonight with a 20 percent chance of rain, according to the area arm of the National Weather Service.

Thursday, however, is expected to get sunny in a hurry, with the downside being highs south of 45 degrees and occasional wind gusts of up to 29 mph.

Clouds return Thursday night and are expected to hang around until Saturday.

Here's the latest NWS outlook:

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 1 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

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