420  
FNUS71 KAKQ 021337  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 20261003 PORTSMOUTH SPECIAL EVENTS...PORTSMOUTH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
937 AM EDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 EDT ON OCTOBER 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WGBT  
WILL BE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS THE AIR TEMPERATURE WITH A MAX AROUND  
70F. AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF  
LIGHTNING. CHANCE OF PRECIP IS ~30% AFTER 2PM, THEN INCREASING TO ~40%  
AFTER 5PM ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT IN NATURE. HEAVIER  
AND MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 5AM  
SKY (%).........61  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10  
TEMP............71  
RH..............84  
APARNT TMP (F)..73  
SURFACE WND DIR.N  
SURFACE WND SPD.4  
SURFACE WND GST.9  
VISIBILITY (SM).7  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...71.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........65 69 73 77 81 85 86 87 89 88 86 86  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 40  
TEMP............70 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 67 67  
RH..............87 90 87 87 84 81 81 81 81 81 84 84  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 67 66 66  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N NE NE N N N NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 8 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10  
SURFACE WND GST.10 13 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 

 
FORECASTER...CHRETIEN  
REQUESTED BY...ANNA MCRAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
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.DELDT 10/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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