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FNUS71 KAKQ 031248
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR JULY 4TH HIGH ST AND FIREWORKS...PORTSMOUTH EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
848 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 EDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
VERY HOT WEATHER IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL PEAK IN THE UPPER 90S, DROPPING TO THE MID
TO LOWER 90S BY THE START OF THE EVENT. HEAT INDICES AROUND
EVENT TIME WILL LIKELY BE HOVERING AROUND OR IN EXCESS OF 105
DEGREES. THE WBGT AT THE START OF THE EVENT WILL BE AROUND 86. DRY
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER
HOT DAY IS EXPECTED FOR TOMORROW WITH MAX HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND
OR IN EXCESS OF 110 AND A MAX WBGT OF 90. SCATTERED
AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW, STORMS
MAY STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, FREQUENT
LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...105.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 5 5 4 6 9 11 11 3 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............94 91 89 87 85 84 83 82 81 80
RH..............53 58 61 65 67 70 72 72 74 74
APARNT TMP (F)..105 101 98 95 92 90 89 87 85 83
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 10
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...112.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 6 3 4 5 9 11 15 21 26 31 31
WEATHER COV..... CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........ CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 30
TEMP............80 81 84 87 91 94 96 98 99 99 101 100
RH..............74 74 67 61 56 53 49 45 44 44 41 42
APARNT TMP (F)..83 85 90 94 100 105 107 109 110 110 112 111
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W NW NW W S SE
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 9 10
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...107.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........43 44 35 36 33 30 30 29 29 28 26 25
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............98 96 93 89 87 86 85 83 83 82 81 79
RH..............43 46 51 59 63 65 67 72 72 72 74 77
APARNT TMP (F)..107 105 101 97 94 93 92 89 89 87 85 82
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
SURFACE WND GST.10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...BUTNER
REQUESTED BY...L. TURNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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