729  
FNUS71 KAKQ 151826  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EMPLOYEE FAMILY FUN DAY...PORTSMOUTH EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
226 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 EDT ON MAY 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW INTO  
TOMORROW NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES CENTERED OFFSHORE.  
TEMPERATURES RISE IN THE MID 80S SATURDAY AFTERNOON, BUT LOW  
HUMIDITY WILL KEEP THE MAX HEAT INDEX AROUND OR JUST BELOW THE AIR  
TEMPERATURE. THE MAX WBGT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL AVERAGE AROUND  
75 DEGREES.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 6  
TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 9 5 4 4 4 6 5 9 8 7 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 58 63 68 72 76 79 81 82 84 84 85  
RH..............74 69 56 47 41 36 32 32 31 29 29 28  
APARNT TMP (F)..54 56 61 66 69 73 75 80 81 82 82 83  
SURFACE WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.4 6 6 6 8 9 11 11 11 12 12 12  
SURFACE WND GST.10 10 10 12 13 15 16 17 17 18 18 20  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...81.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........15 19 20 23 24 31 39 54 57 53 38 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 81 78 76 74 72 70 70 69 68 67 67  
RH..............32 35 42 52 53 57 61 61 61 65 68 70  
APARNT TMP (F)..81 80 76 74 71 69 67 68 67 66 65 65  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.12 10 9 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10  
SURFACE WND GST.18 17 16 17 18 20 18 18 17 17 17 17  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 

 
FORECASTER...BUTNER  
REQUESTED BY...L. TURNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2613658.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 05/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MCRAYA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,TEARTTJ@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,LEVIN.TURNER@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,HOLLEYM@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,PALAMARCHUCKM@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,SPRATLEYR@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV  
 
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