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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Tappahannock-Essex County Airport (KXSA)

Lat: 37.86°NLon: 76.89°WElev: 135ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 16 Oct 8:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Sparta VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers between 10pm and 5am, then rain after 5am. Low around 51. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain, mainly before 11am. High near 54. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of rain, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 58 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers between 10pm and 5am, then rain after 5am. Low around 51. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain, mainly before 11am. High near 54. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of rain, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sparta VA
 37.99°N 77.21°W (Elev. 131 ft)
Last Update:
8:32 pm EDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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