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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jul 30, 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 — Jul 30, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect a slight chance of showers, evolving into showers and thunderstorms after 2 pm, with increasing clouds and a high near 94. Heat index values could reach 103, with calm winds turning south at 5-7 mph in the afternoon. 60% chance of rain, with rainfall amounts up to a quarter of an inch. Thursday night’s forecast includes 80% chance of precipitation, with showers and thunderstorms likely before 7 pm, potentially transitioning into a thunderstorm between 7 pm and 2 am, followed by more showers and thunderstorms. Expect a low around 70, southeast winds at 6 mph becoming northeast after midnight, and possible rainfall amounts between three-quarters and one inch. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“I failed my way to success.”
– Thomas Edison

🌅 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.