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FNUS71 KAKQ 161810
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET THURSDAY...PORTSMOUTH EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
210 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 EDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
HIGH CONCENTRATION OF WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM CANADA WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING, WITH HIGHS REMAINING IN THE LOW TO MID 90S BEFORE
SUNSET THEN DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 80S JUST AFTER. WBGT WILL
BE IN THE MID 80S, DROPPING TO THE LOWER 80S AFTER SUNSET.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). HAZE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...101.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........5.
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 41 39 38
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....HAZ HAZ HAZ HAZ
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............93 93 94 94
RH..............49 49 47 47
APARNT TMP (F)..100 100 101 101
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.4 4 4 6
SURFACE WND GST.7 7 8 9
VISIBILITY (SM).5 5 5 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). HAZE EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...102.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........5 INCREASING TO 7 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........34 29 25 22 18 15 16 17 18 20 22 24
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....HAZ HAZ
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............94 92 89 87 86 84 82 81 80 79 79 78
RH..............49 52 59 63 65 70 74 79 82 85 82 85
APARNT TMP (F)..102 100 97 94 93 90 87 86 84 83 83 82
SURFACE WND DIR.SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 3 2
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 6 5
VISIBILITY (SM).5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...BARNHARDT
REQUESTED BY...L. TURNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2617480.0/AKQ
.DELDT 07/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CREEKMOREA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,MCRAYA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,KENNEDYR@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,HOEFLINGJ@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,WEAVERB@PORTMOUTHVA.GOV,LEVIN.TURNER@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,SPRATLEYR@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV
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