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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Aug 1, 2024

Good Thursday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 1, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.

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⛈️ Friday’s forecast

Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5pm, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 96, heat index reaching 105, and a light south wind in the afternoon. Precipitation chance is 60% with potential new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch. On Friday night, anticipate showers and thunderstorms before 5am followed by a slight chance of showers, mostly cloudy conditions, and a low of 74. Winds will shift from east to south around 6mph, and the chance of precipitation remains at 60% with potential new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch. See more from Weather.gov.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

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  • FFXnow is the definitive local news source for Fairfax County, featuring countywide coverage and hyperlocal reporting on the Reston and Tysons areas. This article was written by an editor or other member of FFXnow's full-time staff.