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West Falls Church, Virginia Weather

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West Falls Church weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

West Falls Church, VA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:43 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
West Falls Church, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Falls Church, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 90°
West Falls Church, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    90°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    94°63°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    24%
    94°68°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    24%
    90°66°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    83°63°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    87°56°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    91°61°+4°
West Falls Church, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · backing 42°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 6 · pk 15 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 42° from the w.
West Falls Church, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.8
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.8
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.91010.21011.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
West Falls Church, VA
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Falls Church, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.5mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
09:43 UTC ·West Falls Church, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:43 UTC ·West Falls Church, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
West Falls Church, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Falls Church, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Falls Church, VA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:14 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
West Falls Church, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
3:33 AM
Moonset
1:12 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
West Falls Church, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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West Falls Church at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, 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 — West Falls Church

SPC has placed West Falls Church in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 West Falls Church

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.