Fairfax, VA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 48°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures drop from 70°F to a low of 40°F, then recover to 46°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 52°F with lows around 34°F.
This Date in Weather History
1950 - A great storm hit the Northern and Central Appalachians with snow and high winds. Winds reached hurricane force along eastern slopes of the Appalachians, with gusts to 100 mph at Hartford CT, 110 mph at Concord NH, and 160 mph at Mount Washington NH. Heavy rain also hit the eastern slopes, with eight inches reported at Slide Mountain NY. The western slopes were buried under heavy snow. The storm produced record snowfall totals of 27.7 inches at Pittsburgh PA, and 36.3 inches at Steubenville OH. The snow, and record cold temperatures, resulted in 160 deaths.
Fairfax, VA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Tuesday Nov 25
Night: Showers likely, mainly between midnight and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Nov 26
Day: Scattered showers before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Thursday Nov 27
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Nov 28
Day: Sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Saturday Nov 29
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday Nov 30
Day: A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Dec 1
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Dec 2
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
About Fairfax, VA
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Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:04 AM
Sunset 4:51 PM
Last Light 5:20 PM
Moonset 8:17 PM
Nearby Tide Stations
Chain Bridge, D.c.
(11.8 miles away)
Chain Bridge, One Mile Below, D.c.
(12.1 miles away)
Key Bridge, D.c.
(13.4 miles away)
Washington National Airport
(14.7 miles away)
Bellevue, D.c.
(14.7 miles away)
Contiguous US Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
93 at 7 Miles East-southeast Of Hidalgo, TX and 2 Miles North-northeast Of La Puerta, TX
Tue's Low Temperature
-5 at 20 Miles West-southwest Of Dubois, WY
Weather Folklore
When walls are wet, expect some rain.
