Newington, 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 Newington, Fairfax County.
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Newington rests on land that remembers the slow sculpting of water, where the earth breathes a humid, verdant scent after a summer rain. It lies 3.5 miles south of Springfield, VA (from Springfield, VA: bearing 178°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-south-west of Alexandria. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation and the gentle encroachment of mature trees, define its gentle contours. Mature oaks, their limbs thick and gnarled like ancient knuckles, stand sentinel over scattered homes and the occasional expansive lawn, their leaves rustling with a sound like a whispered secret in the afternoon breeze. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a peculiar stillness, a quiet expectancy that settles over the landscape, deepening the emerald hues of the grass and casting long, languid shadows across the winding lanes. The history of Newington is deeply entwined with the flow of commerce and the shifting tides of agricultural fortune. Once, this land was a mosaic of farms, its soil yielding crops that fed a growing nation, and the echoes of that agrarian past still resonate in the open fields that persist between residential developments. Later, the proximity to major arteries and the burgeoning industries of the wider region brought Newington into the orbit of a more modern economy, its character evolving from rural outpost to a community that balances suburban life with a lingering connection to its heritage. The faint hum of distant traffic, a constant reminder of the world beyond, is a counterpoint to the chirping of cicadas and the occasional call of a hawk circling high above, a subtle testament to the enduring wildness that persists even here.
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| Location | Newington, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.738448°N, 77.184982°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22079, 22122, 22153 |
| 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 Newington, 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 Newington includes coordinates 38.738448°N, 77.184982°W, situated in Fairfax County. ZIP code 22079, 22122, 22153. 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.