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FNUS71 KAKQ 171538
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLY STRINGS CONCERT...PORTSMOUTH EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1138 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 EDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND SMOKEY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE VA
DEQ HAS ISSUED A CODE RED AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR THE HAMPTON ROADS
AREA, WHICH MEANS EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED OR HEAVY OUTDOOR
EXERTION. SMOKE SHOULD IMPROVE AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY THIS
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. HOT ON SATURDAY WITH HEAT INDICES 105
TO 107. STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER SUNSET.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SMOKE EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN AREAS OF SMOKE LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...97.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........2.00.
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 55 55 56 57 58
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............89 90 90 90 90 90
RH..............59 56 56 56 56 56
APARNT TMP (F)..97 97 97 97 97 97
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E
SURFACE WND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 7
SURFACE WND GST.7 8 9 9 9 9
VISIBILITY (SM).2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN
THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...95.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........2.00 INCREASING TO 7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........53 48 43 44 45 47 44 42 39 45 52 58
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............88 86 84 82 81 79 78 78 77 77 77 77
RH..............59 63 67 74 77 85 88 91 94 94 94 94
APARNT TMP (F)..95 92 90 87 86 79 78 78 77 77 77 77
SURFACE WND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.7 7 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
SURFACE WND GST.10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9
VISIBILITY (SM).2.0 2.0 2.7 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
SATURDAY
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 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...107.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 53 51 37 25 24 29 27 31 33 40 36
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
TEMP............78 78 79 81 86 89 92 92 93 94 94 95
RH..............94 94 94 91 77 68 62 60 56 53 53 53
APARNT TMP (F)..78 78 79 89 98 102 106 105 105 105 105 107
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 13
SURFACE WND GST.10 10 12 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 20 20
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...L. TURNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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.DELDT 07/17/26
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