040  
FNUS71 KAKQ 181538  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 20260918 VSO CONCERT...PORTSMOUTH OEM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
1138 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. AN ISOLATED  
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING, NOT NECESSARILY AT THE EVENT SITE, BUT WITHIN A 15 MILE  
RADIUS TO THE WEST OF DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH. TIMING OF ANY SHOWER OR  
THUNDERSTORM IS GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 9 PM. WET BULB GLOBE  
TEMPERATURES RISE TO AROUND 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND FALL INTO THE  
UPPER 70S THIS EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 48 48  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10  
TEMP............88 87 86  
RH..............54 55 57  
APARNT TMP (F)..92 91 90  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.9 9 9  
SURFACE WND GST.15 15 15  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND  
6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........48 47 46 46 45 45 47 50 52 48 45 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............85 82 79 78 77 76 75 75 74 74 73 73  
RH..............61 69 79 82 85 87 90 90 93 90 93 90  
APARNT TMP (F)..90 86 82 81 80 79 78 78 77 77 76 75  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6  
SURFACE WND GST.13 12 9 9 8 7 8 9 9 9 10 10  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 

 
FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN  
REQUESTED BY...ANNA MCRAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2622115.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 09/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.SHINAULT@IMGOINGEVENTS.COM,LONGD@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,HARRELLN@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,MCRAYA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,PALAMARCHUCKM@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,WILEYJ@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV  
 
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