Idylwood, Virginia Weather
Idylwood, 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 Idylwood, Fairfax County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Idylwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Idylwood is published on the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) page, 16 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 Idylwood 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 Idylwood: Davison Army Air Field (KDAA) 20 km · Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) 22 km · Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) 32 km · Maryland Airport (K2W5) 35 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 44 km
Conditions reported at KDCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Idylwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Idylwood, Virginia
Idylwood unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the gentle sway of the Appalachian foothills, where rolling terrain gives way to the meandering embrace of Four Mile Run. It lies 1.5 miles west of West Falls Church, VA (from West Falls Church, VA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west of Washington. The air here, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil and the distant whisper of oak and maple. Sunlight, filtered through a canopy of mature trees, paints shifting mosaics on the quiet residential streets, lending an almost painterly quality to the scene. Idylwood feels like a place where time doesn't rush, where the cadence of daily life is set by the chirping of unseen birds and the rustle of leaves, a pocket of verdant calm in the bustling Northern Virginia corridor. The history of Idylwood is interwoven with the development of Fairfax County, its origins tied to the fertile land that once sustained farms and orchards. Though the agricultural past has largely receded, replaced by suburban development, echoes of that agrarian heritage can still be felt in the enduring sense of community and the appreciation for green spaces. The local economy, while diverse, retains a strong connection to the service and technology sectors that define the broader region, yet Idylwood maintains a distinct character, a place where families have put down roots for generations. A notable feature is the presence of several well-maintained parks and trails, testament to a collective desire to preserve the natural beauty that first drew settlers to this particular stretch of land.
Live animated radar for Idylwood 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Idylwood, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.895112°N, 77.211648°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22043, 22046 |
| Area Code | 571, 703 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Idylwood, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Idylwood, 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 Idylwood includes coordinates 38.895112°N, 77.211648°W, situated in Fairfax County. ZIP code 22043, 22046. 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.
