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 — Feb 5, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for February 5, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Possible measles exposure sites reported in Reston and Herndon | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Fairfax board, Trump admin in sync on expediting upgrades to American Legion Bridge | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Fairfax leaders mostly upbeat on Metro budget plan, as state considers funding options | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Va. Senate bills that would’ve repealed traffic cameras target fees instead | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Fire at West Springfield townhome leads to death of 2 dogs | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Supervisors OK Flagship Carwash express location in Dranesville area | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Vienna Town Council weighs next steps for proposed aquatics center | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 👉 12:00 pm: Friday Power Lunch: Fighting Chaos: By Theory & the Law
- 6:00 pm: Free Trial Session – Spanish Conversation Club
- 6:30 pm: Little River Band
🌨️ Friday’s forecast
Scattered snow showers are expected mainly after 2pm, with increasing clouds and a high near 33. Winds will be calm, eventually turning south at around 5 mph, and a 40% chance of precipitation. On Friday night, snow showers may occur before 1am, followed by a low around 13 and a transition to partly cloudy skies. Winds will vary lightly before becoming northwest at 15 to 20 mph, potentially gusting up to 30 mph. Precipitation chance remains at 40%. 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.
