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Northern Virginia Weekend Weather: A Tale of Two Days
The weird warmth continues Saturday but with rain, according to the National Weather Service, followed by a sunny Sunday with a chill.
STERLING, VA — Here's the question of the weekend, according to data provided by the area arm of the National Weather Service:
Would you rather be warm and wet (Saturday) or chilly and dry (Sunday)?
That's pretty much how much things go down for the weekend following a burst of record-breaking high temperatures.
Find out what's happening in Lortonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Clouds move in Friday night and rain is expected to move in Saturday, followed by a sunny but crisp Sunday.
Here's the latest NWS forecast:
Find out what's happening in Lortonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Showers likely before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
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