Northern Virginia Weather: Windy Monday Gives Way to Wonderful Week

STERLING, VA — Once the periodic wind gusts of more than 50 mph taper off Monday night, the rest of the the week will offer lot of sun, seasonable temperatures and scant chances of rain, according to the local outpost of the National Weather Service.

Even with Monday sunshine, the wind is expected to be sneaky wicked. Gusts should lose their gusto well before Tuesday.

For the most part, the sun sticks around throughout the week.

Here's the latest NWS forecast:

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

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