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.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes for August 1, 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: ‘Spiderman’ rappels tower at Fairfax hospital to greet young patients | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Silver Line construction firm to expand Reston Town Center HQ | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Fairfax County School Board’s new budget chair suggests change in approach to funding challenges | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Another Heat Advisory issued for D.C. area as record-hot summer continues | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Reston woman sets out to break world record for most live concerts in a week | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:00 pm: Olympics update: McLean’s Claire Collins qualifies for rowing finals | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:45 pm: Most and least expensive homes sold in Fairfax County (July 2024) | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- No events today. Have one to promote? Submit it to the calendar.
⛈️ 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.
