Northern Virginia Weather: Rainy Inauguration Day

STERLING, VA — Pockets of sunshine were almost everywhere Thursday, with the emphasis on pockets, but little has changed about Friday's rainy forecast for Inauguration Day, according to the National Weather Service.

Namely, there's a 90 percent chance of rain Friday, most of it before 3 p.m. After that should come a drizzle with an occasional shower.

Gloom will continue to descend upon the D.C. area throughout the weekend, with various amounts of rainfall expected each day until matters finally clear Tuesday.

Here's the latest forecast from the area National Weather Service arm:

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. Light southeast wind.

Friday: Periods of rain, mainly before 3pm, then patchy drizzle with a slight chance of rain after 4pm. High near 47. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Patchy drizzle and fog. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Patchy drizzle and fog before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Rain. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

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