Mother's Day Weather in Northern Virginia: Not Bad

STERLING, VA — Forget the past several days of rain, much of it of the drenching variety. Just in time for Mother's Day, Sunday is expected to be mostly sunny, with only a slight chance of showers after 3 p.m. That's the word from the National Weather Service's satellite branch in Sterling.

The clearing is expected begin tonight, albeit with a 20 percent chance of rain. Mother's Day, however, will serve up temperatures in the mid-70s with the aforementioned mostly sunny sky. Even so, it probably will be a bit on the windy side.

(For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Here's the latest Mother's Day forecast from the National Weather Service, with a peek ahead to Monday:

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Image via Pixabay