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ARLnow Daily Debrief for May 21, 2025

By ARLnow.com

Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. 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 — May 21, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

⛈️ Thursday’s forecast

Showers are likely before 2pm, with possible thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, followed by additional showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Expect mostly cloudy skies, a high near 68, and west wind at 6-14 mph with gusts up to 18 mph. There is a 70% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, though higher amounts are possible during thunderstorms. Tonight, there’s a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, followed by a slight chance of showers until 2am. Anticipate clouds to gradually clear, with a low around 53 and a 7-9 mph west wind. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
– Steve Jobs

🌅 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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  • Launched in January 2010, ARLnow.com is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Arlington, Virginia. The ARLnow staff byline is used for the Morning Notes and reporting done by an editor or other member of our full-time staff.