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 — Dec 18, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for December 18, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Public hearing to name FCPS’ new western high school set for tonight | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Report: D.C.-area homes dip in value, but most local owners still turn profit | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: State, federal legislators look to address speed enforcement on GW Parkway | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Fairfax County leaders advocate for education, Metro funding in meeting with state delegation | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: VY at Reston apartment building assumes new name and owner | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Mediterranean fusion restaurant setting up shop near Dunn Loring Metro | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Youngkin pitches final budget, touts strong revenues as he prepares to leave office | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
⛈️ Friday’s forecast
Expect rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm followed by a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 2pm. Clouds will gradually clear, with temperatures decreasing to around 38 by 5pm. Breezy conditions with south winds at 16 to 23 mph, shifting west in the afternoon and gusts up to 47 mph. There’s a 70% chance of precipitation, with new amounts ranging from a quarter to half an inch. Friday night will be mostly clear and breezy, with lows around 26 and west winds at 18 to 23 mph, decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight, and gusts still up to 47 mph. 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.
