West Falls Church, Virginia Weather
West Falls Church, 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 West Falls Church, Falls Church (city).
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near West Falls Church. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for West Falls Church is published on the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) page, 13 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 West Falls Church 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 West Falls Church: Davison Army Air Field (KDAA) 20 km · Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) 24 km · Maryland Airport (K2W5) 34 km · Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) 34 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 44 km
Conditions reported at KDCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Falls Church specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Falls Church, Virginia
West Falls Church unfolds as a verdant tapestry woven with the gentle, rolling terrain characteristic of the Piedmont. It lies 3.0 miles south of McLean, VA (from McLean, VA: bearing 187°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west of Washington. Here, the land, softened by millennia of rainfall, presents a subtle undulation that guides the eye through a landscape of mature oak and maple, their leaves catching the afternoon sun in a shimmering, verdant haze. The air, often carrying the faintest scent of damp earth and pine needles after a spring shower, feels alive, a palpable presence that whispers of the coming warmth. Residential streets, shaded by generous canopies, wind their way between well-kept homes, their gardens bursting with the vibrant hues of azaleas and rhododendrons that bloom with a quiet, tenacious beauty. The history of West Falls Church is deeply entwined with the commuter culture that has shaped Northern Virginia, evolving from its agrarian roots into a bustling nexus of commerce and residential living. While no grand pronouncements mark its founding, the very character of West Falls Church speaks of steady growth and adaptation, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. Its local economy, once reliant on the fertile soil, now thrives on a diverse base, with a particular strength in service industries and professional enterprises that draw from the proximity to Washington D.C. The presence of the West Falls Church Metro station, a vital artery, underscores its importance as a transportation hub, facilitating the daily ebb and flow of life for thousands, a constant, gentle hum beneath the surface of its quiet streets.
Live animated radar for West Falls Church 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 | West Falls Church, Falls Church (city), Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.890945°N, 77.184425°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22046, 22042 |
| Area Code | 571, 703 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Falls Church, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Falls Church, 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 West Falls Church includes coordinates 38.890945°N, 77.184425°W, situated in Falls Church (city). ZIP code 22046, 22042. 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.
