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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 29.90 in
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Aug 8:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Colonial Beach VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Light northwest wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Light northwest wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Colonial Beach VA
 38.18°N 76.92°W (Elev. 3 ft)
Last Update:
2:24 pm EDT Aug 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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