Northern Virginia Weather: Snow-Lite on Tap For Friday

STERLING, VA — Worried that your morning commute Friday might be affected by snow? Don't be. That's the word from the area branch of the National Weather Service.

There's a 50-50 chance of snow showers, but not until around 10 a.m.

Whatever snow does arrive should be gone before the evening rush hour. Wind gusts, however, will stick around for much of the day.

Temperatures will cool down a bit for the weekend.

Here's the latest NWS forecast:

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Friday: A chance of snow showers, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

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

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

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