Northern Virginia Weather: Work Week Looks Great After Rainy Open

STERLING, VA—Following a rainy Monday, Northern Virginia's work-week weather forecast features loads of sunshine with highs in the upper 50s to near 70 degrees heading into the weekend. That's the word from the National Weather Service and other area forecasting outlets.

Monday is expected to offer considerable cloudiness and sporadic showers, but after that, per the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang: "Rain showers will generally shut off by midnight tomorrow, with gradual clearing and colder temperatures. Lows in the low to mid-30s."

Then comes the sun, which should stick around until the weekend. So there you go. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service's local bureau in Sterling:

Monday: A slight chance of rain before 9am, then rain after noon. High near 59. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain, mainly before midnight. Low around 34. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

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

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.