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FORECAST: Spotty showers Thursday

Friday will be much brighter but breezy.

WASHINGTON — Keep an umbrella handy through Thursday afternoon. The week will end windy with mostly sunny skies.

Quick Forecast:
Thursday: Chilly with rain and showers ending in the afternoon. High: 53.
Thursday Night: Clearing, breezy and colder. Low: 41.
Friday: Mostly sunny and windy. Highs: 59.

A few spotty showers are possible, but expect some dry time with cloudy skies.  Watch out for fog and drizzle at times as well.  Highs will only climb to the upper 40s and low 50s.  The rain chance will gradually end by around 3 p.m.  Areas along I-81 will stay dry the entire day with p.m. sunshine.

Skies will clear Thursday evening and we'll finally see some nice sunshine back on Friday. Temperatures will also be a bit milder in the upper 50s to near 60.  Winds will whip up Friday,  with gusts up to 30 mph.

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Detailed Forecast:
Thursday: Chilly with rain and showers ending in the afternoon. Highs: 48 - 53. Winds: NNW 10 - 15 +.
Thursday Night: Clearing, breezy and cold. Lows: 34 - 42. Winds: NW 10 - 20 +.
Friday: Mostly sunny, windy and milder. Highs: 55 - 60. Winds: NW 15 - 30 +.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows: 36-43.  Winds: NW 5-15 mph. 

Saturday will start off pleasant, but end with showers and highs in the 60s.  Showers are most likely to happen after 5 p.m. and wrap up around midnight. 

Look for a few clouds on Easter Sunday, with dry conditions for Easter Egg Hunts and Sunday services.  Highs will climb to the upper 60s to near 70.  By Sunday evening and night, a few showers will be possible. 

Keep the umbrella close because, more rain is in the forecast for next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Extended Forecast: 
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a few showers. Highs: 57 - 62.
Sunday (Easter): Partly sunny and milder.  A chance for showers at night. Highs: 67 - 72.
Monday: Mostly cloudy with showers. Highs: 56 - 61.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with showers. Highs: 60 - 65.
Wednesday: Morning showers followed by late-day clearing. Highs: 59 - 64.

Credit: WUSA 9 WEATHER
Credit: WUSA 9 WEATHER

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