Rose Hill, Virginia Weather
Rose Hill, 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 Rose Hill, Fairfax County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rose Hill. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rose Hill is published on the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) page, 10 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 Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill: Davison Army Air Field (KDAA) 10 km · Maryland Airport (K2W5) 22 km · Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) 34 km · Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) 36 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 36 km
Conditions reported at KDCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rose Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rose Hill, Virginia
Rose Hill breathes with the gentle swell of Virginia's Piedmont terrain, a land of rolling slopes and verdant hollows where the sun, especially in late afternoon, spills a honeyed light across the fields. It lies 3.7 miles west-south-west of Alexandria, VA (from Alexandria, VA: bearing 253°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-west of Washington. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil after a spring shower, mingling with the distant hum of traffic that hints at the wider world beyond its borders. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching like ancient arms, cast dappled shadows over quiet residential streets, creating a sense of established peace, a place where life unfolds with a steady, unhurried cadence. The landscape itself, a subtle mosaic of manicured lawns and wilder, untamed patches of woodland, suggests a careful balance between human habitation and the enduring power of nature. This corner of Fairfax County, though now a vibrant suburban enclave, echoes with the whispers of a different past, a time when agriculture was the lifeblood of the region, and the land itself dictated the pace of existence. The legacy of early settlers, their hands having tilled these very soils, is subtly present in the enduring sense of place that defines Rose Hill. While commerce now thrives in modern retail centers, and the pursuit of knowledge draws students to nearby institutions, the underlying character of Rose Hill remains rooted in a quiet resilience, a steadfastness that has seen it adapt and flourish through changing times. The very earth here seems to hold a memory, a quiet testament to generations who have walked these paths, their lives interwoven with the land’s enduring grace.
Live animated radar for Rose Hill 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 | Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.788725°N, 77.112757°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 24281, 22902, 22747, 22303 |
| Area Code | 540, 703, 571 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rose Hill, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rose Hill, 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 Rose Hill includes coordinates 38.788725°N, 77.112757°W, situated in Fairfax County. ZIP code 24281, 22902, 22747, 22303. 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. 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.
