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Updated: 16-Jul-2026 3:20pm

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HEAT ADVISORY - 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 - Washington, DC

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY - Tidal Potomac

MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT - Tidal Potomac

AIR QUALITY ALERT - Alexandria, VA - Arlington Cnty, VA - Charles Cnty, MD - Fairfax, VA - Fairfax Cnty, VA - Falls Church, 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 - Washington, DC

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

WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
We have expanded the Heat Advisory as humidity is substantially higher today. Confidence is increasing for multiple rounds of thunderstorms and potential severe weather on Saturday.

Current DC Area Radar & North America Lightning

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Current Clifton Virginia Conditions & NWS Forecast

Updated: @ 16-Jul-2026 3:20pm - next update at 3:30pm

Temperature

Summary

Outlook

96.6°F

Extremely Hot

Feels like: 109°F

24-hr difference
0.3°F

	Today	Yesterday
High:	96.6°F 3:18pm	96.8°F 3:44pm
Low:	77.9°F 5:15am	68.8°F 6:59am

High & Low July 2026
High:		101.6°F
04 July at 3:01 PM
Low:		63.4°F
13 July at 6:33 AM
Max Min:		77.2°F
03 July
Min Max:		83.1°F
07 July
High and Low 2026
High:		101.6°F
04 July at 3:01 PM
Low:		5.2°F
27 January at 7:52 AM
Max Min:		77.2°F
03 July
Min Max:		18.4°F
25 January
Record July
High:		101.6°F
at 15:01 on 04 July 2026
Low:		51.6°F
at 05:40 on 30 July 2014
Max Min:		77.9°F
at 06:42 on 07 July 2024
Min Max:		72.0°F
at 22:57 on 04 July 2016
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:		96.6°F
Coldest Wind Chill
Today:		77.9°F
at 5:15am
Yesterday:		68.8°F
at 6:59am

July 2026		63.4°F
13 July at 6:33 AM
2026		2.9°F
01 February at 8:34 AM
Station July		51.6°F
at 05:40 on 30 July 2014
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:		12.4 Degree Days
Yesterday:		18.1 Degree Days

Heat Index

Now:		116.1°F
Warmest Heat Index
Today:		118.3°F
at 14:27
Yesterday:		116.7°F
at 15:32
July 2026		128.9°F
04 July at 3:04 PM
2026		128.9°F
04 July at 3:04 PM
Station Record July		128.9°F
at 15:04 on 04 July 2026
Station All Time		128.9°F
at 15:04 on 04 July 2026
Records began on 24 December 2012

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	Partly cloudy
	NNE 1 Gust: 4 mph
0 Bft - Calm
Today: 9 mph 11:46am
Gust Month: 15 mph July 4

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 July 2026
High Gust:		15 mph
04 July at 8:48 PM
High Average:		4 mph
05 July at 7:03 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 July
High Gust:		28 mph
at 16:56 on 17 July 2019
High Average:		12 mph
at 16:11 on 18 July 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:	11.4 miles
Yesterday:	10.8 miles
Highest Wind Run
July 2026	21.4 miles
04 July
2026	101.4 miles
07 February
July	96.9 miles
on 29 July 2017
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:	2.65 in
Season Total:	14.10 in
5 days since last rain.

Days Since Last Dry Day:	0
Station High July 2026
High Day:	0.68 in
09 July
High Hour:	0.67 in
10 July at 6:32 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:	5.38 in
10 July at 6:12 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 July
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:	12.80 in
at 15:26 on 22 July 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 Sunny	Tonight Isolated Showers And T-Storms then Areas Of Smoke	Friday Smoke
Hi 94 °F	Lo 72 °F	Hi 90 °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:

58 %

Dew Point:

79.4°F

Barometer:

29.90 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:	5:56am
Sunset:	8:35pm
Moonrise:	8:27am
Moonset:	10:18pm

Day Length:		14:35
Dawn:		05:27
Dusk:		21:05
Daylight Length:		15:37
There will be 1min 20s less daylight tomorrow

Cloud Base

CB AGL:

3910 ft

UV Index

5.2
Medium

High: 6.5 @ 1:31pm

Solar Radiation

819 W/m²

High: 960 @ 1:28pm

Air Quality Index

Current AQI
60

Sunlight

14 hrs 38 min 48 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 18 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)
Legend

Moon

Waxing Crescent

8% %
Illuminated

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Sunny

Hi 94 °F

NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 105. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Mostly cloudy with little temperature change. Precipitation likely.

Tonight

Isolated Showers And T-Storms then Areas Of Smoke

Lo 72 °F

NWS forecast: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, then areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Heat index values as high as 101. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

NWS Weather Forecast - Five Day Outlook for This Afternoon through Monday - Last Update: Thu, 16-Jul-2026 2:54pm EDT

This Afternoon Sunny	Tonight Isolated Showers And T-Storms then Areas Of Smoke	Friday Smoke	Friday Night Smoke	Saturday Smoke	Saturday Night Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms	Sunday Night Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy	Monday Sunny
Hi 94 °F	Lo 72 °F	Hi 90 °F	Lo 72 °F	Hi 90 °F	Lo 72 °F	Hi 87 °F	Lo 67 °F	Hi 86 °F

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Random Weather Facts

Weather Terms
Downburst - A strong downdraft from a thunderstorm resulting in an outward burst of damaging winds on or near the ground. Downburst winds are often 50 to 100 mph and in a few cases, 100 to 150 mph. They can do as much damage as a small tornado.

Today in Weather History

Weather History for July 16

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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