Potomac Mills, Virginia Weather
Potomac Mills, 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 Potomac Mills, Prince William County.
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About Potomac Mills, Virginia
Potomac Mills, a sprawling nexus of commerce and community, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle inclination of the land towards the broader waterways it serves. It lies 1.1 miles north-east of Dale City, VA (from Dale City, VA: bearing 56°T), and is situated 2.9 miles south of Lake Ridge. The air here, especially in the lingering warmth of late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy scent, a whisper of distant fields mingling with the exhaust of countless journeys. Vast parking expanses, shimmering under the midday sun, reflect the open sky, a pale blue canvas punctuated by the occasional scudding cloud. The terrain itself, a subtle undulation rather than dramatic peaks, guides the eye across expanses of manicured greenery and the bold geometry of retail structures, hinting at the underlying bedrock that has witnessed centuries of change. The genesis of Potomac Mills is inextricably linked to the ambition of commerce, a place conceived to draw shoppers from across a wide radius. Its economic heartbeat has long been the retail industry, a constant hum of activity that sustains a significant portion of the local population. While the immediate surroundings might not boast ancient forests or roaring rivers, the history of Prince William County, where Potomac Mills resides, is rich with tales of settlement and strategic importance. The very name suggests a connection, however indirect, to the great Potomac River, a lifeline that has shaped the region's destiny for generations, facilitating trade and settlement long before the advent of the modern shopper.
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| Location | Potomac Mills, Prince William County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.645951°N, 77.29415°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22520, 22192 |
| Area Code | 540, 703, 571 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Potomac Mills, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Potomac Mills, 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 Potomac Mills includes coordinates 38.645951°N, 77.294150°W, situated in Prince William County. ZIP code 22520, 22192. Telephone area code: 540, 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. 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.
