163  
FNUS71 KAKQ 181310  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLY STRINGS CONCERT...PORTSMOUTH EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
910 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
AIR QUALITY IS MUCH IMPROVED OVER YESTERDAY. NO AIR QUALITY ALERTS  
ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE FORECAST SHOWING CODE YELLOW FOR THE  
HAMPTON ROADS VICINITY. UNOBSTRUCTED SUNSHINE WILL ALLOW  
TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES  
105-107 THIS AFTERNOON. WET BULB GLOBAL TEMPS TOP OUT AT 87 OR  
88. MOST OF THE DAY WILL BE DRY BUT STORMS POTENTIALLY MOVE INTO  
THE REGION THIS EVENING. LOW CONFIDENCE ON STORM COVERAGE AND  
SPECIFIC TIMING IN ANY ONE AREA.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...109.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........37 33 36 39 42 42 42 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............87 91 92 94 96 95 95 95  
RH..............72 64 60 56 53 53 53 53  
APARNT TMP (F)..99 105 105 107 109 107 107 107  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12  
SURFACE WND GST.13 16 17 18 20 20 21 21  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...105.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........50 58 66 67 68 68 68 67 67 62 57 52  
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 40 30 30 30 30 40 40 30 20 10  
TEMP............93 92 90 88 86 84 83 82 81 80 79 79  
RH..............56 58 62 66 70 74 74 77 79 82 85 85  
APARNT TMP (F)..105 103 101 98 95 92 90 88 86 84 81 81  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.12 11 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 11 11  
SURFACE WND GST.21 20 18 20 21 22 21 21 20 20 18 18  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 

 
FORECASTER...ROGERS  
REQUESTED BY...L. TURNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2617614.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 07/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MCRAYA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,REEVESR@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,MCELROYP@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,RILEYC@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,LONGD@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,LEVIN.TURNER@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,SPRATLEYR@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,PALAMARCHUCKM@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV  
 
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