Outdoor conditions in

Clifton

Virginia

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 60°Rain Showers Likely58% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 61°Rain Showers Likely57% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 61°Rain Showers Likely66% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 61°Rain Showers78% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 61°Rain Showers79% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 62°Chance Rain Showers54% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 61°Chance Rain Showers41% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 61°Chance Rain Showers26% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  10. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  11. 60°Mostly Cloudy12% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  12. 59°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  13. 59°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  14. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  15. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  16. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  17. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  18. 60°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  19. 60°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  20. 60°Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  21. 61°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  22. 61°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  23. 62°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  24. 63°Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
79%
Humidity
84–100%
Wind
15 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
71%
Humidity
63–100%
Wind
25 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
71%
Humidity
50–90%
Wind
30 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
14%
Humidity
45–79%
Wind
13 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
62–96%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 68° / 59°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.79% rain · Humidity 84–100% · Wind 15 mph
  2. 82° / 59°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.71% rain · Humidity 63–100% · Wind 25 mph
  3. 61° / 44°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.71% rain · Humidity 50–90% · Wind 30 mph
  4. 57° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.14% rain · Humidity 45–79% · Wind 13 mph
  5. 61° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 62–96% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Northern Virginia area · Updated Thu 8:25 AM
33GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground33 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Clifton radar

Radar animation for Clifton, 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

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
7 mph
Gusts
13 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 area, about 9 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 Clifton, 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.