Northern Virginia Weekend Weather: A Reset

STERLING, VA — It's one of those sporadic curses of life, something that derails the good vibes of the end to the work week, something that makes you say, maybe, "You gotta be kidding me!" Well, there's no kidding here, other than to report that the Northern Virginia weekend weather will not resemble the sun-splashed week we just experienced.

Nope. Saturday is expected to be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain an highs in the low 70s. Things get worse on Sunday with highs not expected to break 70, and rain predicted for later in the evening.

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Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service and its cohort in Sterling:

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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