Outdoor conditions in

Arlington

Virginia

Current concerns

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 61°Chance Rain Showers33% rain87% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 60°Chance Rain Showers38% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 60°Chance Rain Showers41% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  4. 61°Chance Rain Showers52% rain87% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 61°Rain Showers Likely69% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  6. 61°Rain Showers77% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  7. 62°Rain Showers Likely64% rain87% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 61°Chance Rain Showers47% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 61°Chance Rain Showers33% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  10. 61°Chance Rain Showers25% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  11. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  12. 61°Mostly Cloudy12% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  13. 60°Mostly Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  14. 60°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  15. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  16. 61°Chance Rain Showers25% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  17. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  18. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  19. 61°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  20. 61°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  21. 61°Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  22. 62°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  23. 62°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  24. 62°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
77%
Humidity
87–100%
Wind
16 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
72%
Humidity
63–100%
Wind
26 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
72%
Humidity
52–90%
Wind
29 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
14%
Humidity
47–83%
Wind
14 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
14%
Humidity
62–89%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 67° / 60°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.77% rain · Humidity 87–100% · Wind 16 mph
  2. 81° / 60°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.72% rain · Humidity 63–100% · Wind 26 mph
  3. 62° / 46°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.72% rain · Humidity 52–90% · Wind 29 mph
  4. 56° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.14% rain · Humidity 47–83% · Wind 14 mph
  5. 61° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.14% rain · Humidity 62–89% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Northern Virginia and DC area · Updated Thu 8:25 AM
27GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 2:46 AM

Air near ground27 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Arlington radar

Radar animation for Arlington, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 9 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
87%
Wind
9 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Northern Virginia and DC area, about 5 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Arlington, VA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.