West Springfield, Virginia Weather
West Springfield, 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 West Springfield, Fairfax County.
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About West Springfield, Virginia
West Springfield unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the humid air of Northern Virginia often carries the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer rain. It lies 2.2 miles west-south-west of Springfield, VA (from Springfield, VA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-south-west of Alexandria. The land here is a mosaic of mature oak and maple forests, their canopies creating a dappled, shifting light on the undergrowth, interspersed with well-tended suburban neighborhoods. Streets curve gracefully, following the natural contours of the land, and the occasional glimpse of a distant, wooded hillside hints at the larger, wilder expanses that lie just beyond the manicured lawns and tidy brick homes. The quiet hum of daily life is punctuated by the chirping of unseen birds and the distant rumble of traffic on major thoroughfares, a constant reminder of the region’s connectivity. The history of West Springfield is intrinsically linked to the broader narrative of Fairfax County, a place that has seen agricultural roots give way to burgeoning suburban development over the past century. Once part of a vast agricultural expanse, the area began to transform with the post-World War II boom, becoming a desirable residential locus for those working in the nearby federal government and burgeoning technological sectors. Today, the local economy is a blend of retail centers and service industries, supporting the dense population that calls West Springfield home. Notably, the Pohick Creek, a modest waterway, meanders through the periphery, its banks a haven for local wildlife and a quiet counterpoint to the developed areas, offering a touch of natural respite.
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| Location | West Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38.772614°N, 77.221094°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 22152 |
| Area Code | 703, 571 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Springfield, Virginia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Springfield, 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 West Springfield includes coordinates 38.772614°N, 77.221094°W, situated in Fairfax County. ZIP code 22152. 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. 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.
