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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Tappahannock-Essex County Airport (KXSA)

Lat: 37.86°NLon: 76.89°WElev: 135ft.

74°F

23°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 27 Aug 10:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Sparta VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 69 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NE Sparta VA
 38.05°N 77.17°W (Elev. 180 ft)
Last Update:
11:01 pm EDT Aug 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 3, 2026
 
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