Northern Virginia Weekend Weather: Some Like It Hot

STERLING, VA — Regarding weather, the story heading into the weekend is the heat. Not the mix of sun and clouds, not the specter of isolated thunderstorms and not the breezes that don't really feel like breezes. No, the story will continue to be the heat, according to the area arm of the National Weather Service in Sterling.

Friday will be mostly sunny with highs hear 97 and a heat index approaching 105. Saturday? Partly sunny with highs near 95 and a heat index approaching 101. Sunday? Mostly cloudy with highs near 96 and a heat index once again topping 100.

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

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Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 101. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 96. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

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