Baileys Crossroads, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Baileys Crossroads, Fairfax County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Baileys Crossroads. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Baileys Crossroads is published on the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) page, 8 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Baileys Crossroads have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Baileys Crossroads: Davison Army Air Field (KDAA) 16 km · Maryland Airport (K2W5) 29 km · Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) 30 km · Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) 36 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 42 km
Conditions reported at KDCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Baileys Crossroads specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Baileys Crossroads exists as a vibrant nexus of suburban arteries, a place where the hum of traffic is a constant, yet not entirely deafening, soundtrack to daily life. It lies 3.7 miles south-west of Arlington, VA (from Arlington, VA: bearing 222°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-south-west of Washington. Rolling hills, softened by decades of development, cradle the landscape, their gentle slopes often clad in the manicured green of lawns and the dense foliage of mature trees that line streets and punctuate commercial centers. The air here, particularly on a humid summer evening, carries the faint, sweet scent of cut grass mingling with the exhaust of passing cars, a peculiar perfume of modern living. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, can cast a surprisingly warm glow on the brick and asphalt, momentarily softening the edges of the built environment. The history of Baileys Crossroads is inextricably linked to its strategic position, a crossroads even in its earliest iterations, where pathways converged and opportunities arose. Its economic character is primarily one of commerce and services, a retail and administrative hub for the surrounding communities, with a robust presence of businesses catering to everyday needs and professional services. This has been the case for generations, as the area evolved from more rural roots into the bustling suburban landscape of today. While no single, iconic landmark might immediately leap to mind for those unfamiliar, Baileys Crossroads possesses a distinctiveness in its sheer functionality, a testament to its enduring role as a vital intersection of people, commerce, and transit in the broader metropolitan fabric.
Live animated radar for Baileys Crossroads and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Baileys Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.85039°N, 77.129702°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22041 |
| Area Code | 571, 703 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baileys Crossroads, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Baileys Crossroads includes coordinates 38.850390°N, 77.129702°W, situated in Fairfax County. ZIP code 22041. Telephone area code: 571, 703. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.