Break in the Rain, Briefly: Weekend Weather in Virginia

These are the April showers you've heard about in rhyme. We'll get a break in the rain — briefly on Saturday. But it will still be cloudy and cooler than last weekend.

Friday begins with drizzle and patchy fog, with showers possible by mid-day. The chance of showers will continue into the night, with rain ending by Saturday morning.

Saturday will be dry, but it won't be pretty. Instead, we'll be mostly cloudy with a high near 62, with winds around 6 mph.

Showers will begin again overnight and into Saturday morning, and likely to continue into our Monday.

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

Friday: Patchy drizzle with a chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Showers. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.