Heat Advisory HEAT ADVISORY - Fairfax
Air Quality Alert AIR QUALITY ALERT - Fairfax  - Hanover

Regional Radar Regional Infrared Satellite
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Updated: @ 16-Jul-2026 6:35pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
Currently: 96.1, Max: 97.9, Min: 77.7 96.1°F
Colder 0.9°F than last hour.

Hot

Feels like: 102°F

  Today Yesterday
High: 97.9°F
3:24pm
97.9°F
3:57pm
Low: 77.7°F
7:17am
70.9°F
7:13am
 Calm WNW
0
Gust:
0 mph
0 Bft - Calm
Today: 10.1 mph 2:56pm
Gust Month: 19.9 mph July 04
Rain Today: 0 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 in
Rain Yesterday: 0 in
This Month: 0.03 in
Season Total: 3.36 in
day since last rain.
Tonight

Tonight: Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Areas Of Smoke
Isolated Showers And T-Storms then Areas Of Smoke
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 42 % Increased 0.1% since last hour.
Dew Point: 69.3°F Decreased 0.7°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.79 inHg Falling 0.01  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 5:57am
Sunset: 8:33pm
Moonrise: 8:27am
Moonset: 10:17pm
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, Moon at 3 days in cycle
9%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast UV Index Forecast
16-Jul-2026
9.4     Very High 
17-Jul-2026
9.6     Very High 
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 95 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler. Precipitation possible within 12 hours, possibly heavy at times. Windy.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Areas Of Smoke
Isolated Showers And T-Storms then Areas Of Smoke

Lo 73 °F
NWS forecast: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Heat index values as high as 101. Northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.