925
FNUS71 KAKQ 211309
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 UMOJA FESTIVAL...PORTSMOUTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
909 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
A FRONT WILL BE LOCATED NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA TOMORROW,
LEADING TO MUCH COOLER, CLOUDY, AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS. THERE
WILL BE CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON FRIDAY, BUT
IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A WASHOUT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED. TEMPERATURES HOVER IN THE MID 60S THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AND THE MAX WBGT FOR THE DAY WILL BE AROUND 70. UNSETTLED AND
COOLER CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY, WITH A GRADUAL WARM UP
EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........6.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 87 87 88 89 89 91 93 94 93
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 60 50 50 50 60 60 60 60
TEMP............65 65 67 67 68 68 69 69 68 68
RH..............100 100 100 100 97 97 93 90 93 90
APARNT TMP (F)..65 65 68 68 69 69 69 69 68 67
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11
SURFACE WND GST.14 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 18
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN
THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........6.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........95 94 89 92 91 90 90 89 89 89 89 89
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 60 60 60
TEMP............67 66 65 64 64 64 64 64 63 63 63 63
RH..............90 93 93 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
APARNT TMP (F)..66 65 64 64 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 64
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SURFACE WND SPD.11 11 10 8 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4
SURFACE WND GST.18 18 17 14 12 13 10 10 9 9 8 8
VISIBILITY (SM).6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
FORECASTER...BUTNER
REQUESTED BY...ANNA MCRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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.DELDT 05/21/26
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