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FORECAST: Weather Watch Alert for rain Thursday

Plan on periods of off and on rain Thursday. Friday will be much brighter but very windy.

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.

We've issued a Weather Watch Alert for off and on rain and showers that will continue into Thursday. Thursday will not be as wet as Wednesday with rain ending throughout the afternoon, but it will still be cool with highs in the upper 40s to the mid 50s. 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, but it will be very windy 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 +.

Easter weekend will feature warmer temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Saturday will start with some sunshine but clouds and showers will develop in the afternoon and evening. 

Skies will clear just in time for Easter. Expect plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s on Sunday. 

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. Highs: 66 - 71.
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.

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