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FXUS61 KRNK 241759
AFDRNK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
159 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
AFTER CLOUDS CLEAR THIS EVENING, EXPECTING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
DRY WEATHER INTO NEXT WEEK. COOL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND THEN A GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO NEXT WEEK.
KEY MESSAGES
1) DRIER WEATHER RETURNS FEATURING COOL OVERNIGHTS AND WARM
AFTERNOONS.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: DRIER WEATHER RETURNS FEATURING COOL OVERNIGHTS AND
WARM AFTERNOONS.
CLOUDS ARE GRADUALLY CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE
TO DO SO INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STILL SEEING AN AREA OF
STUBBORN OVERCAST ACROSS THE NEW RIVER VALLEY BEING ENHANCED BY
THE UPPER LOW STILL PROGRESSING THROUGH THE REGION. THIS KEY
FEATURE WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE ATLANTIC AND DEVELOP INTO
A STRONG LOW, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE UP THE ATLANTIC COAST.
IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING LOW, FLOW TURNS MORE
NORTH/NORTHWESTERLY TONIGHT AND ANY REMAINING CLOUD COVER WILL
DIMINISH GIVING WAY TO CLEAR SKIES BY EARLY FRIDAY.
COOLEST TEMPERATURES SINCE EARLIER THIS YEAR ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD LOWER 40S AND EVEN A FEW UPPER 30S
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...MID TO UPPER 40S EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND, BUT WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE WITH RETURN FLOW NEXT WEEK.
NO RAIN EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS VFR BECOMES MORE
COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. STILL SOME STUBBORN CLOUD COVER OVER
THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND NW NORTH CAROLINA WHICH WILL KEEP
MVFR/IFR CIGS IN PLACE FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE HOURS. SHOULD SEE
THIS AREA SCATTER OUT BY SUNSET THIS EVENING AND RETURN TO VFR.
OUTSIDE OF ANY OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING FOG IN THE RIVER VALLEYS,
EXPECTING WIDESPREAD VFR ON FRIDAY.
STILL SEEING A FEW GUSTS INTO THE 20KT RANGE FROM THE NE ACROSS
CENTRAL VIRGINIA. WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT TONIGHT, BUT COULD GUST
AROUND 20KTS AGAIN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH NEXT WEEK,
OUTSIDE OF A DAILY CHANCE OF PATCHY RIVER VALLEY FOG AROUND
SUNRISE.
RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.
DISCUSSION...BMG
AVIATION...BMG
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