Farmville, Virginia
5-day forecast
As of 11:09 am EST on March 12, 2010
This Afternoon...Cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tonight...Rain in the evening...then rain with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Rain may be heavy at times in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Saturday...Rain in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Almanac
Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 10:58 am EST on March 12, 2010
... Flood Watch in effect from 6 PM EST this evening through
Saturday morning...
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has expanded the
* Flood Watch to include portions of central Virginia... east
central Virginia... interior southeast Virginia... south central
Virginia... South Hampton roads Virginia... the Eastern Shore of
Virginia... the middle peninsula of Virginia... the peninsula of
southeast Virginia and the Piedmont of central Virginia...
including the following areas... in central Virginia...
Chesterfield... Henrico and Prince George. In east central
Virginia... Charles City and New Kent. In interior southeast
Virginia... Greensville... Isle of Wight... Southampton... Surry
and Sussex. In south central Virginia... Brunswick...
Dinwiddie... Lunenburg... Mecklenburg and Nottoway. In South
Hampton roads Virginia... Chesapeake... Norfolk/Portsmouth...
Suffolk and Virginia Beach. In the Eastern Shore of Virginia...
Northampton VA. In the middle peninsula of Virginia...
Gloucester and Mathews. In the peninsula of southeast
Virginia... James City... Newport News/Hampton and York. In the
Piedmont of central Virginia... Amelia... Cumberland...
Fluvanna... Goochland... Powhatan and Prince Edward.
* From 6 PM EST this evening through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system along the southeast coast today
will gradually lift north to the mid Atlantic coast on Saturday.
The slow moving nature of this system... along with the deep
easterly fetch of Atlantic moisture... will bring periods of
moderate to heavy rain to the watch area tonight through Saturday
morning.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 3 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning. The southern most
Virginia countys... mainly along and south of Route 460 including
the Hampton Roads area... can expect 1 to 2 inches of rainfall.
Rainfall amounts between 2 to 3 inches can be expected across
the rest of central and eastern Virginia... including the Richmond
Metro area.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Forecast
As of 11:09 am EST on March 12, 2010
This Afternoon...Cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tonight...Rain in the evening...then rain with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Rain may be heavy at times in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Saturday...Rain in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
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Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 10:58 am EST on March 12, 2010
... Flood Watch in effect from 6 PM EST this evening through
Saturday morning...
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has expanded the
* Flood Watch to include portions of central Virginia... east
central Virginia... interior southeast Virginia... south central
Virginia... South Hampton roads Virginia... the Eastern Shore of
Virginia... the middle peninsula of Virginia... the peninsula of
southeast Virginia and the Piedmont of central Virginia...
including the following areas... in central Virginia...
Chesterfield... Henrico and Prince George. In east central
Virginia... Charles City and New Kent. In interior southeast
Virginia... Greensville... Isle of Wight... Southampton... Surry
and Sussex. In south central Virginia... Brunswick...
Dinwiddie... Lunenburg... Mecklenburg and Nottoway. In South
Hampton roads Virginia... Chesapeake... Norfolk/Portsmouth...
Suffolk and Virginia Beach. In the Eastern Shore of Virginia...
Northampton VA. In the middle peninsula of Virginia...
Gloucester and Mathews. In the peninsula of southeast
Virginia... James City... Newport News/Hampton and York. In the
Piedmont of central Virginia... Amelia... Cumberland...
Fluvanna... Goochland... Powhatan and Prince Edward.
* From 6 PM EST this evening through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system along the southeast coast today
will gradually lift north to the mid Atlantic coast on Saturday.
The slow moving nature of this system... along with the deep
easterly fetch of Atlantic moisture... will bring periods of
moderate to heavy rain to the watch area tonight through Saturday
morning.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 3 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning. The southern most
Virginia countys... mainly along and south of Route 460 including
the Hampton Roads area... can expect 1 to 2 inches of rainfall.
Rainfall amounts between 2 to 3 inches can be expected across
the rest of central and eastern Virginia... including the Richmond
Metro area.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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