374  
FNUS71 KAKQ 171430  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 20261018 FALL WINE FESTIVAL...PORTSMOUTH OEM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
1030 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 EDT ON OCTOBER 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSED THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING, BRINGING  
MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. GUSTY  
WINDS LIKELY LINGER INTO THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PORTIONS OF NEXT  
WEEK, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS DRY OUT THIS  
EVENING AND SUNDAY. HOWEVER, RAIN CHANCES DO LOOK TO RETURN  
TOMORROW NIGHT INTO MONDAY, WITH AT LEAST PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN  
PERSISTING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL BE NORTH TO  
NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH TOMORROW, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 TO 35  
MPH.  
 
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...55.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 35 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 13 11 23 36 36 36 39 41 43 44 46 51  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 49 49 50 53 55 57 58 61 62 62 62 62  
RH..............80 80 83 82 77 69 67 64 58 56 56 56 56  
APARNT TMP (F)..43 43 43 44 47 48 50 51 54 55 55 55 55  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 19  
SURFACE WND GST.28 29 29 30 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 31 30  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...54.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........48 42 29 16 41 66 68 71 73 77 80 84  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............61 59 57 57 57 57 56 56 56 56 55 55  
RH..............58 64 69 69 69 69 72 74 74 77 83 86  
APARNT TMP (F)..54 53 51 51 51 52 51 50 50 50 49 49  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19  
SURFACE WND GST.30 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 30  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO  
REQUESTED BY...ANNA MCRAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2623910.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 10/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TEARRTJ@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,PALAMARCHUCKM@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,BELLA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,MCRAYA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,KBULLOCK9@HOTMAIL.COM  
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