Oakton, Virginia Weather
Oakton, 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 Oakton, Fairfax County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Oakton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Oakton is published on the Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) page, 15 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 Oakton 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 Oakton: Davison Army Air Field (KDAA) 21 km · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) 23 km · Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) 26 km · Maryland Airport (K2W5) 37 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 42 km
Conditions reported at KIAD describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Oakton, Virginia
Oakton lies in a gentle fold of Fairfax County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate ascent towards the rolling Piedmont. It lies 2.4 miles north of Fairfax, VA (from Fairfax, VA: bearing 7°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-north-east of Centreville. The terrain here, a verdant quilt of mature oaks and maples, hums with the quiet industry of suburban life, yet retains a whisper of the wilder past. Creeks, like the burbling Poetry and Difficult Runs, carve their sinuous paths through the landscape, their banks often veiled in the cool, damp air that lingers after a spring rain, carrying the scent of rich earth and burgeoning green. The sky above Oakton, particularly in the late afternoon, can unfurl in breathtaking washes of rose and gold, a celestial artistry that seems to paint the very leaves of the venerable trees with a fleeting, luminous blush. The echoes of a more agrarian past still resonate in Oakton, a place that once nurtured farms and orchards before the inexorable tide of development transformed its character. Its economy, now largely integrated into the broader Northern Virginia corridor, benefits from proximity to centers of government and technology, yet pockets of its historical identity persist, particularly in the preservation of its older homes and the enduring appeal of its community spirit. Oakton’s story is one of quiet evolution, a transition from rural outpost to a sought-after residential enclave, where the rhythm of life is often measured by the school bells and the glow of porch lights at dusk. The nearby landscapes, offering trails and natural refuges, serve as constant reminders of the ecological heritage that underpins the modern community, a subtle counterpoint to the bustling infrastructure that defines its present.
Live animated radar for Oakton 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 | Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.880945°N, 77.300817°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22124, 22031 |
| Area Code | 703, 571 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakton, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakton, 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 Oakton includes coordinates 38.880945°N, 77.300817°W, situated in Fairfax County. ZIP code 22124, 22031. Telephone area code: 703, 571. 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.
