This is the current conditions weather report for Arlington. The report was made 68 minutes ago, at 10:52 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 14 miles per hour / 22.2 kilometers per hour from the northeast (030°). The temperature was 66°F / 19°C, with a dew-point at 66°F / 19°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.15 inHg / 1022 hPa. The relative humidity was 56%. The skies were partly cloudy.
Arlington County is an urban county of about 200,000 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the U.S., directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Originally part of the District of Columbia, the land now comprising the county was retroceded to Virginia in a July 9, 1846 act of Congress that took effect in 1847. At 26 square miles, it is one of the geographically smallest Counties in the United States. It is the location of Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon.
George Mason University operates an Arlington campus in the Virginia Square area between Clarendon and Ballston. The campus is home to the School of Law, School of Public Policy and other programs. A new building is under construction at the campus, set to open in 2007 and supplement the capacity of the Original Building and the Law Building.
Satellite campuses of Northern Virginia Community College, Strayer University and DeVry University can be found in Arlington. Marymount University, a private four-year college, also calls the county home.
Arlington National Cemetery is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's home, Arlington House (also known as the Custis-Lee Mansion). It is directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., north of the Pentagon. With nearly 300,000 people buried there, Arlington National Cemetery is the second-largest national cemetery in the United States.