360  
FNUS71 KAKQ 181700  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 20260218 CRAWFORD ST...PORTSMOUTH OEM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
1200 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY, WARM, AND BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWEST WIND  
AROUND 15 MPH IS EXPECTED TO GUST TO 25 TO 30 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 4  
PM. MAINLY DRY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON DESPITE CLOUD COVER, WITH A  
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN ARRIVING LATER THIS EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...62.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 29 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........82 82 86 88 93 95  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............64 66 66 67 66 65  
RH..............67 64 62 62 63 65  
APARNT TMP (F)..59 61 62 62 62 61  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.18 18 17 14 13 12  
SURFACE WND GST.28 29 28 25 23 20  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...60.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........95 94 95 95 94 93 91 90 88 84 81 78  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............63 62 61 60 59 58 57 57 56 55 55 54  
RH..............69 72 75 78 80 83 83 83 83 86 86 86  
APARNT TMP (F)..60 59 59 58 57 56 55 56 54 54 54 53  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.10 9 8 8 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 3  
SURFACE WND GST.16 14 14 13 12 10 9 7 7 7 7 6  
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 2603082.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 02/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BLYSTONES@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,MCRAYA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,LEVIN.TURNER@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,BENNETTC@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV  
 
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