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Flood Warning FLOOD WARNING - Fairfax, VA  - Fairfax Cnty, VA
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Current Clifton Virginia Conditions & NWS Forecast

Updated: @ 28-Jun-2026 12:50pm - next update at 1:00pm  
Temperature Summary Outlook
Currently: 73.2, Max: 74.1, Min: 71.3 73.2°F
Warmer 0.5°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 73°F

24-hr difference
-5.8°FColder 5.8°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 74.1°F
12:31pm 		82.0°F
2:08pm
Low: 71.3°F
10:20am 		70.9°F
4:57am
High & Low June 2026
High:  96.9°F
11 June at 3:49 PM
Low:  51.6°F
03 June at 4:48 AM
Max Min:  72.2°F
18 June
Min Max:  72.6°F
23 June
High and Low 2026
High:  96.9°F
11 June at 3:49 PM
Low:  5.2°F
27 January at 7:52 AM
Max Min:  72.2°F
18 June
Min Max:  18.4°F
25 January
Record June
High:  99.4°F
at 14:43 on 25 June 2025
Low:  44.2°F
at 06:16 on 01 June 2025
Max Min:  78.1°F
at 06:58 on 23 June 2024
Min Max:  59.7°F
at 15:45 on 03 June 2015
Station All Time Record
High:  101.9°F
at 15:51 on 02 August 2024
Low:  1.0°F
at 07:23 on 23 January 2014
Max Min:  78.1°F
at 06:58 on 23 June 2024
Min Max:  16.7°F
at 12:04 on 16 February 2015
Records began on 24 December 2012
Wind Chill
Now:  73.2°F
Coldest Wind Chill
Today:  71.3°F
at 10:20am
Yesterday:  70.9°F
at 4:57am
June 2026  51.6°F
03 June at 4:48 AM
2026  2.9°F
01 February at 8:34 AM
Station June  44.3°F
at 06:09 on 01 June 2025
Station All Time  °F
Records began on 24 December 2012
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days
Today: 0.0 Degree Days
Yesterday: 0.0 Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days
Today: 3.8 Degree Days
Yesterday: 10.5 Degree Days
Heat Index
Now:  73.2°F
Warmest Heat Index
Today:  74.1°F
at 12:31
Yesterday:  88.5°F
at 14:00
June 2026  118.0°F
11 June at 2:15 PM
2026  118.0°F
11 June at 2:15 PM
Station Record June  124.4°F
at 13:24 on 25 June 2025
Station All Time  124.4°F
at 13:24 on 25 June 2025
Records began on 24 December 2012
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Overcast Overcast
Wind from NW NW
1
Gust:
 4 mph
0 Bft - Calm
Today: 4 mph 10:17am
Gust Month: 21 mph June 11
Rain Today:  0.56 in
Rain Rate /hr  0.00 in
Rain Last Hour:  0.02 in
Rain 24hrs:  0.74 in
Wind

Station High June 2026
High Gust:  21 mph
11 June at 7:54 PM
High Average:  7 mph
11 June at 7:55 PM
Station High 2026
High Gust:  29 mph
07 February at 10:28 AM
High Average:  10 mph
12 March at 11:03 AM
Station Record June
High Gust:  26 mph
at 14:39 on 19 June 2018
High Average:  15 mph
at 15:12 on 08 June 2016
Station All Time Record
High Gust:  42 mph
at 12:56 on 04 January 2018
High Average:  24 mph
at 13:07 on 02 March 2018
Records began on 24 December 2012
Wind Run

Today:  2.0 miles
Yesterday:  4.4 miles
Highest Wind Run
June 2026  43.0 miles
15 June
2026  101.4 miles
07 February
June  111.8 miles
on 12 June 2016
Station All Time  284.2 miles
on 02 March 2018
Records began on 24 December 2012

Rain
Rain Today: 0.56 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.00 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.22 in
This Month: 2.83 in
Season Total: 11.45 in
0 day since last rain.

Days Since Last Dry Day: 2
Station High June 2026
High Day:  0.76 in
22 June
High Hour:  0.44 in
22 June at 5:47 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:  1.48 in
27 June at 9:36 PM
Station High 2026
High Day:  1.35 in
16 March
High Hour:  0.78 in
16 March at 1:42 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:  5.76 in
16 March at 12:46 PM
Station Record June
High Day:  1.77 in
on 27 June 2015
High Hour:  1.62 in
at 21:22 on 26 June 2025
High Rain Rate /hr:  57.60 in
at 20:04 on 10 June 2020
Station All Time Record
High Day:  5.17 in
on 21 July 2018
High Hour:  2.21 in
at 16:13 on 22 July 2020
High Rain Rate /hr:  64.00 in
at 10:49 on 19 October 2021
High Month:  10.27 in
July 2018
Records began on 24 December 2012
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South South West Camera
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Today

Today: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Patchy Fog
Monday

Monday: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Hi 81 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 86 °F
Lightning VA MD DC WV DE

Viginia Lighting
Radar Washington DC Metro Area

  GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KLWX

Storm Prediction Center Activity Chart

SPC Activity

Humidity & Barometer
Humidity: 97 %  
Dew Point: 72.3°F Increased 1.2°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.98 inHg Rising 0.01 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Rising slowly
Today
Pressure High:  30.09 in
Pressure Low:  29.99 in
Dewpoint High:  33.1 °F
Dewpoint Low:  19.6 °F
Humidity High:  80%
Humidity Low:  40%
Station Record
Pressure High:  31.41 in
at 12:14 on 23 March 2017
Pressure Low:  28.99 in
at 07:41 on 07 February 2020
Dewpoint High:  82.7 °F
at 11:55 on 05 July 2024
Dewpoint Low:  -27.0 °F
at 01:57 on 20 February 2015
Records began on 24 December 2012
Snow

Snow Depth: 0.0 in
Snowfall Today: No Snow Today
Storm Total: 0.0 in
Total Season Snow: 13.0 in
Total Last Season: 15.5 in
Fire Danger
firedanger
Almanac
Sunrise: 5:45am
Sunset: 8:40pm
Moonset: 4:11am
Moonrise: 8:07pm

Day Length:  14:51
Dawn:  05:15
Dusk:  21:11
Daylight Length:  15:55
 There will be 0min 27s less daylight tomorrow

Cloud Base

cloudbase
CB AGL: 205 ft
UV Index

   1.6   
 Low 
High: 5.0 @ 12:28pm

Solar Radiation
149 W/m2
High: 487 @  12:26pm

Air Quality Index
Current AQI
24
Good

Sunlight

14 hrs 54 min 53 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 24 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Moon


Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 13 days in cycle
98% %
Illuminated
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog

Hi 81 °F		 NWS forecast: Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temperature change.		   Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Patchy Fog

Lo 67 °F		 NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and midnight, then patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Five Day Outlook for Today through Thursday - Last Update: Sun, 28-Jun-2026 10:52am EDT
Today

Today: Patchy Fog
Patchy Fog
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Patchy Fog
Monday

Monday: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 81 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 98 °F Lo 76 °F Hi 102 °F

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Forecast Map for Tomorrow
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Random Weather Facts

Heat Index
The heat index combines air temperature and dew point in an attempt to determine the human-perceived equivalent temperature - how hot it feels. The human body normally cools itself by sweating, which evaporates and carries heat away from the body. However, when the relative humidity is high the evaporation rate is reduced, so heat is removed from the body at a lower rate causing it to retain more heat than it would in dry air.

Today in Weather History

Weather History for June 28
 
1984   Thunderstorms dropped 6 to 13 inches of rain at Tulsa, OK in 6 hours. The flooding claimed 14 lives and caused $90 million in property damage. 4600 cars, 743 houses, and 387 apartments were destroyed or severely damaged in the flood.
1967   A slow moving nor'easter battered New England with high winds, heavy rain, and record late season snow. Winds 70 to 90 mph in gusts occurred along the coast. Over 7 inches of rain fell at Nantucket, MS with 6.57 inches falling in 24 hours to set a new 24 hour rainfall record. 24.9 inches of snow fell at Mount Washington, NH to set a new May snowfall record.