Forecast: Blustery Black Friday; weekend sun

Cool with decreasing winds Saturday; warmer Sunday

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EXPRESS FORECAST

Today: Windy. Partly to mostly cloudy. 20% chance of showers. Upper 40s. | Tonight: Breezy. Clearing skies. 30s. | Tomorrow: Partly to mostly sunny. Breezy a.m. Low-to-mid 50s. | Sunday: Mostly sunny. Upper 50s to near 60. | A Look Ahead | Get Express Forecast by E-mail

FORECAST IN DETAIL

Today's turbulent atmosphere will yield gusty winds and there's even a small chance of some flurries. The weekend weather looks much improved and, for a change, quite sunny. Though Monday could once again bring showers. So enjoy the chance to dry out while it lasts.

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Today (Friday): Increasing winds from the northwest are the main story today, with some afternoon gusts of 30-40 mph. A few showers can't be ruled out (about a 20% chance for any given spot) under partly to mostly cloudy skies. There's a small chance some wet snowflakes (no accumulation) could mix in with any showers, especially north & west of D.C. With the wind, highs in the upper 40s will feel like the 30s at times. Confidence: Medium-High

Tonight: Bundle up for blustery breezes and temperatures that will be colder than recent nights. Evening readings quickly drop into the low 40s and are likely to end up in the mid-to-upper 30s downtown to around freezing outside the city. Break out the scarf! Confidence: High

Keep reading for the forecast into early next week...

Tomorrow (Saturday): We deserve a break from the clouds and dampness, and we'll get it with partly to mostly sunny skies and virtually no chance of rain. Still, you'll want to dress warmly with morning temperatures in the 30s and 40s and wind gusts to near 25 mph. Maybe in layers, too, as afternoon highs in the low-to-mid 50s and decreasing winds should make for a warmer feel. Confidence: High

Tomorrow Night: Clear skies and light winds lead to another cool night with lows in the 30s. Confidence: Medium-High

Sunday: Clouds continue to stay away. Sunshine abounds. Highs will be enjoyable -- in the upper 50s to near 60 -- with light winds. Should prove a good day to rake any remaining leaves.Confidence: Medium-High

A LOOK AHEAD

Clouds will be on the increase Sunday night with lows in the upper 30s. Confidence: Medium

We're still waiting to see exactly how fast our next weather system heads toward the area. But for now it seems probable that Monday will be fairly cloudy with showers possible. Highs in the 50s. Confidence: Low-Medium

Tuesday, high pressure may try to nudge its way in and give us decreasing shower chances with breezy conditions and highs in the upper 40s to mid-50s. But this is far from a done deal. Confidence: Low

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