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Updated: 22-Jun-2026 4:40pm

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - Fauquier Cnty(N), VA - Fauquier Cnty(S), VA

SPECIAL MARINE WARNING - Tidal Potomac

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH - Alexandria, VA - Arlington Cnty, VA - Charles Cnty, MD - Fairfax, VA - Fairfax Cnty, VA - Falls Church, VA - Fauquier Cnty(N), VA - Fauquier Cnty(S), VA - Loudon Cnty(E), VA - Loudon Cnty(W), VA - Manassas, VA - Manassas Park, VA - Montgomery Cnty(C+SE), MD - Montgomery Cnty(NW), MD - Prince Georges Cnty, MD - Prince William Cnty, VA - Stafford Cnty, VA - Tidal Potomac - Washington, DC

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY - Tidal Potomac

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - Alexandria, VA - Arlington Cnty, VA - Fairfax, VA - Fairfax Cnty, VA - Falls Church, VA - Prince Georges Cnty, MD - Washington, DC

TEST MESSAGE - Montgomery Cnty(C+SE), MD - Montgomery Cnty(NW), MD

WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 375 was issued and remains in effect until 9PM for the entire forecast area with the exception of Garrett County, Maryland.

Current DC Area Radar & North America Lightning

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Current Clifton Virginia Conditions & NWS Forecast

Updated: @ 22-Jun-2026 4:40pm - next update at 4:50pm

Temperature

Summary

Outlook

88.8°F

Warm

Feels like: 99°F

24-hr difference
3.9°F

	Today	Yesterday
High:	92.2°F 3:02pm	86.8°F 3:36pm
Low:	68.8°F 5:27am	66.7°F 3:10am

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:		77.4°F
02 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:		88.8°F
Coldest Wind Chill
Today:		68.8°F
at 5:27am
Yesterday:		66.7°F
at 3:10am

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:		9.1 Degree Days
Yesterday:		11.0 Degree Days

Heat Index

Now:		99.0°F
Warmest Heat Index
Today:		103.5°F
at 14:49
Yesterday:		87.5°F
at 15:35
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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North North West Camera

	Light thunderstorm, Mostly cloudy
	E 0 Gust: 2 mph
0 Bft - Calm
Today: 12 mph 2:56pm
Gust Month: 21 mph June 11

Rain Today:	0.00 in
Rain Rate /hr	0.00 in
Rain Last Hour:	0.00 in
Rain 24hrs:	0.00 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:	15.9 miles
Yesterday:	18.1 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:	0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr):	0.00 in
Rain Yesterday:	0.00 in
This Month:	0.86 in
Season Total:	9.48 in
10 days since last rain.

Days Since Last Dry Day:	0
Station High June 2026
High Day:	0.40 in
12 June
High Hour:	0.37 in
12 June at 7:42 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:	1.29 in
12 June at 7:15 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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This Afternoon Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tuesday Chance Rain Showers
Hi 90 °F	Lo 66 °F	Hi 80 °F

Lightning VA MD DC WV DE

Radar Washington DC Metro Area

GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KLWX

Storm Prediction Center Activity Chart

Humidity & Barometer

Humidity:

64 %

Dew Point:

75.0°F

Barometer:

29.81 inHg

Baro Trend:

Falling

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

Almanac

Sunrise:	5:43am
Sunset:	8:39pm
Moonset:	1:05am
Moonrise:	2:06pm

Day Length:		14:52
Dawn:		05:13
Dusk:		21:11
Daylight Length:		15:57
There will be 0min 6s less daylight tomorrow

Cloud Base

CB AGL:

3125 ft

UV Index

0.0
None

High: 8.3 @ 12:49pm

Solar Radiation

16 W/m²

High: 1181 @ 1:18pm

Air Quality Index

Current AQI
58

Sunlight

14 hrs 56 min 24 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 2 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)
Legend

Moon

Waxing Gibbous

60% %
Illuminated

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 90 °F

NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rain. Cloudy. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Davis VP+ forecast: Mostly cloudy with little temperature change. Precipitation likely.

Tonight

Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 66 °F

NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 1 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

NWS Weather Forecast - Five Day Outlook for This Afternoon through Friday - Last Update: Mon, 22-Jun-2026 2:23pm EDT

This Afternoon Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tonight Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Tuesday Chance Rain Showers	Tuesday Night Mostly Clear	Wednesday Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Thursday Night Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms	Friday Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Hi 90 °F	Lo 66 °F	Hi 80 °F	Lo 61 °F	Hi 84 °F	Lo 63 °F	Hi 89 °F	Lo 67 °F	Hi 91 °F

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Random Weather Facts

Extremes
A total of 1,224.5 inches of snow fell over a 12-month period from February 1971 to February 1972 at Paradise, Mt. Ranier, in Washington State.

Today in Weather History

Weather History for June 22

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.

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