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FNUS71 KRNK 180819
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR USA CYCLING MBC- EXPLORER PARK...ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
419 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS, HOWEVER, ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE SCATTERED NATURE OF THE STORMS MEAN IT
WILL BE HIT OR MISS OF WHERE THEY HIT. EVEN SO, CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS TO CARRY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
AND HEAVY RAIN. THERE MAY BE A LULL PERIOD SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THE LIKELIHOOD OF PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS THE SEVERE
WIND HAZARD ARE LOWER FOR SUNDAY THAN TODAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...102.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 9 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........52 48 45 42 42 43 44 45 78 75 61 59
WEATHER COV.....ARS SCH LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SMK RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 60 50 40 40
TEMP............74 75 77 81 86 89 91 92 90 90 90 88
RH..............84 83 84 79 67 61 58 54 58 60 59 62
APARNT TMP (F)..74 75 77 85 94 97 100 102 99 99 100 96
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW W W W W SW SW W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.1 1 3 3 4 5 8 8 9 8 9 9
SURFACE WND GST.5 5 6 7 9 12 14 15 16 17 17 16
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...96.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65 67 69 71 68 59 53 55 58 50 53 54
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 20 30 30 30
TEMP............75 74 76 78 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90
RH..............86 89 86 84 75 73 69 66 63 61 59 55
APARNT TMP (F)..75 74 76 78 87 88 91 93 94 96 96 96
SURFACE WND DIR.W W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8
SURFACE WND GST.14 14 14 15 16 15 13 13 13 13 13 13
FORECASTER...HANES
REQUESTED BY...CHARLIE RUCKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2617292.3/RNK
.DELDT 07/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CRUCKER@ROANOKECOUNTYVA.GOV
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