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Fairfax Station, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfax Station weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fairfax Station, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:33 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
86%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Fairfax Station, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairfax Station, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 93°
Fairfax Station, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    41%
    93°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    86%
    0.02″
    91°74°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    86%
    0.01″
    81°71°-10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    77°68°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    32%
    96°68°+19°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    97°74°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    85°71°-12°
Fairfax Station, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · backing 57°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 34 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairfax Station, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.6998.31000.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Fairfax Station, VA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-45 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 45 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fairfax Station, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
96 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:33 UTC · Fairfax Station, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:33 UTC · Fairfax Station, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairfax Station, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairfax Station, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairfax Station, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairfax Station, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairfax Station, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfax Station at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 22039

15-Day Forecast — Fairfax Station

  1. Sun93°71°41%
  2. Mon91°74°86%
  3. Tue81°71°86%
  4. Wed77°68°43%
  5. Thu96°68°32%
  6. Fri97°74°51%
  7. Sat85°71°36%
  8. Sun80°67°20%
  9. Mon87°64°19%
  10. Tue92°65°11%
  11. Wed91°67°23%
  12. Thu90°69°29%
  13. Fri91°72°27%
  14. Sat92°71°30%
  15. Sun87°69°36%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fairfax Station

SPC has placed Fairfax Station in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Fairfax Station

  • 22039
  • 22030
  • 22032

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.