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Sterling, VA Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Washington/Dulles International Airport, DC · 24 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 6 mph.
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Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 7 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 21 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now53°
- 9 PM50°
- 10 PM49°
- 11 PM48°
- Thu12 AM47°
- 1 AM46°
- 2 AM45°
- 3 AM44°
- 4 AM44°
- 5 AM43°
- 6 AM42°
- 7 AM42°
- 8 AM43°
- 9 AM47°
- 10 AM51°
- 11 AM56°
- 12 PM59°
- 1 PM62°
- 2 PM64°
- 3 PM65°
- 4 PM65°
- 5 PM65°
- 6 PM63°
- 7 PM60°
10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 20Clear44°
- TodayOct 21Sunny42°65°
- ThuOct 22Sunny45°67°
- FriOct 23Sunny39°60°
- SatOct 24Sunny41°61°
- SunOct 25Sunny44°65°
- MonOct 26Sunny49°69°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny66°
- WedOct 28Cloudy51°65°
- ThuOct 29Partly cloudy44°58°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Forecast
- WedGood (33)
- ThuGood (28)
- FriGood (33)
Northern Virginia, VA reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyPurcellville, records since 1900. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Washington 36 km
- Arlington 31 km
- Alexandria 40 km
- Columbia 57 km
- Germantown 23 km
- Silver Spring 35 km
- Centreville 18 km
- Frederick 45 km
- Waldorf 60 km
- Gaithersburg 25 km
- Rockville 25 km
- Dale City 42 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LWX, issued 6 hrs ago
What Has Changed
Some adjustments made to lower dew points through Friday as NBM was too high given dry airmass. The Small Craft Advisory has been extended through Thursday evening.
Key Messages
- 1) Dry conditions and seasonable temperatures through early next week, with frost possible this weekend.
Discussion
KEY MESSAGE 1...Dry conditions and seasonable temperatures through early next week, with frost possible this weekend.
Omega block sets up across the CONUS with stout cutoff lows along the Western and Eastern coasts. Ridging across the central to eastern CONUS will maintain dry conditions over the Mid-Atlantic for the foreseeable future. Seasonal temperatures expected as highs generally reach the 60s each day, then fall back to the 30s to 40s at night. The omega block begins to shift eastward late this week, eventually breaking down over the weekend into the start of next week. This allows a series of surface high pressure systems to pass through the region, with dry cold fronts reinforcing the cooler, albeit seasonal, temperatures. One of these highs that passes directly overhead Friday into the weekend will allow for strong radiational cooling to occur. We could experience colder temps than currently forecast Friday night and Saturday night. If temps drop to the low to mid 30s along and west of I-95, frost will be possible. A slight warm up in temps to around 70F for next Monday and Tuesday.
Aviation
Prevailing VFR conditions are expected through Thursday with surface high pressure overhead. Dry conditions will prevail with light north winds today at less than 15 kts switching to the northwest Thursday. Highest winds will be at terminals (along and east of I- 95) near the waters with occasional gusts between 15-20 kts mainly during the late morning and afternoon hours. Winds will switch to the northeast Friday into Saturday at less than 15 kts.
VFR conditions continue Saturday through Monday with light and variable winds expected.
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