Franklin Farm, Virginia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Franklin Farm, Fairfax County.
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Franklin Farm unfolds across rolling terrain, a verdant expanse where the soft curves of the land meet the broad, often luminous sky. It lies 3.2 miles north-west of Fair Oaks, VA (from Fair Oaks, VA: bearing 326°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-north-east of Centreville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a spring shower and the fainter, sweeter perfume of distant blooming trees, a testament to the temperate climate. Mature oaks and maples, their branches reaching out like ancient arms, punctuate the fields, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to echo the quiet industry of the soil. In the late afternoon, the sunlight slants low, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the landscape, giving even the most ordinary rise and fall of the ground a profound, almost biblical, dignity. The history of Franklin Farm is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of Fairfax County, a legacy that still whispers through its open spaces. For generations, this land was cultivated, yielding crops that fed families and sustained a burgeoning regional economy. While the dominant agricultural pulse has softened in the face of suburban growth, echoes of that past persist in the enduring patterns of fields and hedgerows, and in the quiet resilience of its residents. The nearby waterways, though perhaps less a focus of daily life now, once served as vital arteries for trade and transport, their gentle currents carrying the whispers of the county's evolving narrative. Franklin Farm, in its enduring embrace of both past and present, offers a quiet contemplation of the enduring beauty found in a landscape shaped by both nature and human endeavor.
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| Location | Franklin Farm, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.904236°N, 77.402102°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20171, 22033 |
| Area Code | 571, 703 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franklin Farm, Virginia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Franklin Farm includes coordinates 38.904236°N, 77.402102°W, situated in Fairfax County. ZIP code 20171, 22033. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.