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FNUS71 KAKQ 021255
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR HENRICO COUNTY JULY 4TH 2026...HENRICO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
855 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 EDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
VERY HOT WEATHER IS LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY
ARE FORECAST TO PEAK AT 101F IN THE RICHMOND AREA, WITH THE HEAT INDEX (HI)
REACHING 105-110F (HIGHEST HI SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING). THUNDERSTORMS
WILL LIKELY START TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY, THOUGH THERE IS
LOW-MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE COVERAGE/TIMING OF THE STORMS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL
BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...109.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 54
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30
TEMP............101 99
RH..............37 38
APARNT TMP (F)..109 106
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.4 4
SURFACE WND GST.8 8
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...105.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........54 55 60 60 60 60 60 60 37 33 30 26
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0
TEMP............98 96 92 88 85 84 82 81 80 79 78 76
RH..............41 45 54 55 63 65 69 72 74 77 76 82
APARNT TMP (F)..105 104 101 93 90 89 86 85 83 83 82 80
SURFACE WND DIR.SW W W W NW N NW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
SURFACE WND GST.8 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...BARNHARDT
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL SCHLICHTIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2616629.0/AKQ
.DELDT 07/02/26
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