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FNUS71 KAKQ 212128
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 SEAWALL ARTS SHOW (DAY 2)...PORTSMOUTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
528 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AROUND IN
THE MORNING, BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE HIGHEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES OF THE
DAY WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS
UNLIKELY, BUT LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
THE WBGT PEAKS AT 82F AROUND 2-3 PM AND DROPS BACK INTO THE
70S DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN CHANCES DIMINISH AFTER
8 PM WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
VISIBILITY..........6 DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........74 73 72 70 73 72 76 78 80 81
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 50 50 50 60 60 60 70
TEMP............74 76 79 81 83 84 84 85 86 85
RH..............93 87 79 74 70 65 65 63 63 65
APARNT TMP (F)..78 79 82 85 88 89 89 90 92 91
SURFACE WND DIR.E SE S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.3 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 6 6
SURFACE WND GST.6 7 8 9 10 10 12 10 10 9
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 4
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........4 INCREASING TO 7 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........81 79 71 66 66 64 63 54 55 35 37 43
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 30 30 30 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............84 82 80 78 76 75 75 74 74 73 73 72
RH..............67 74 79 85 87 90 90 93 93 97 93 97
APARNT TMP (F)..90 87 84 82 79 79 79 78 77 76 76 75
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
SURFACE WND GST.9 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
VISIBILITY (SM).4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 48 52 36 32 28 35 41 48 48 48 48
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20
TEMP............72 73 74 77 80 82 84 85 86 87 88 86
RH..............97 93 90 82 74 72 65 61 59 55 54 57
APARNT TMP (F)..75 76 77 80 83 87 89 90 91 91 92 90
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SURFACE WND GST.8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 10 10 10
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...BUTNER
REQUESTED BY...ANNA MCRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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.DELDT 08/21/26
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