Good Tuesday 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 4, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for August 4, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Lake Fairfax Business Park rezoning for residential development heads to county review this fall | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Number of jobless across Fairfax County up 10% over past year, new data shows | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Fairfax City Council split over housing plan for Chain Bridge Road office parcel | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Capital Bikeshare to launch its first Vienna stations this month | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Pressure grows on Fairfax County to deny substation for data center in Lincolnia | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: QTS Data Centers takes office lease at Reston Row | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Slow start for Fairfax County voter turnout reported in dual congressional primaries | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Wednesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
⛈️ Wednesday’s forecast
Expect showers and thunderstorms until 1 pm, followed by likely showers and possible thunderstorms until 2 pm, with continued chances afterward. Patchy fog is expected before 11 am. The high will be near 86 degrees with light winds from the south at 5 to 7 mph. There is an 80% chance of rain, with rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, potentially higher during thunderstorms. Wednesday night will have a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, primarily before midnight, with partly cloudy skies and a low of around 73 degrees. South winds will continue at about 6 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.
