Northern Virginia Weather: Heat Snap To Briefly Break

STERLING, VA—Save a blip on Tuesday, Northern Virginia's work-week weather forecast calls for continued heat and plenty of sunshine that's expected to last through the Memorial Day weekend. So says the National Weather Service and other area forecasting outlets.

We begin with a Monday that more or less feels like the past couple of days, but relief should come Tuesday when, as the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang points out, temperatures drop, followed by "Partly cloudy and much more comfortable (conditions) at night, with little humidity and lows in the mid- to upper 50s."

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

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 57. West wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.