Northern Virginia Weather: Big Weekend Changes Ahead

STERLING, VA—Following a Friday to forget, Northern Virginia's weekend weather is expected to be relatively warm and sometimes sunny. That's the word from the National Weather Service and other area forecasting outlets. Once the light rain finally moves out early Saturday, the remainder of the day will be something of a tug-of-war between clouds and sun.

As for Sunday, according to the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang: "Sunshine is most persistent early in the day, and clouds (should be) increasing with time. A shower is possible in the evening. Temperatures rise to near and above 70."

So there you go. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service's local bureau in Sterling:

Friday Night: Periods of rain before 3am, then drizzle or light rain likely after 3am. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 50. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Drizzle or light rain likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.