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FNUS71 KAKQ 081811
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 PORTSMOUTH HIGH ST FEST...PORTSMOUTH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
211 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 EDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF SATURDAY. HOWEVER, CLOUDY SKIES
ARE FORECASTED AS THE REMNANTS OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY HURRICANE ISAIAS MOVES THROUGH THE DEEP
SOUTH. THESE CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 70S WITH
WET BULB TEMPS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S. AFTER SUNSET THE CHANCES OF RAIN DO INCREASE AS
A SURGE OF MOISTURE MOVES NORTH. THE BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN COMES AFTER 12AM ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 11TH.
6 AM SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...64.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........82
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............64
RH..............70
APARNT TMP (F)..64
SURFACE WND DIR.NE
SURFACE WND SPD.2
SURFACE WND GST.5
VISIBILITY (SM).7
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO EAST
8 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 78 82 73 75 76 78 81 83 84 86 87
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............63 63 64 67 69 72 73 73 74 73 72 71
RH..............75 81 81 81 76 66 64 64 62 66 68 73
APARNT TMP (F)..63 63 64 67 69 71 71 71 72 71 71 70
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
SURFACE WND SPD.3 4 6 8 9 11 11 11 11 12 12 12
SURFACE WND GST.6 8 9 12 15 17 18 18 20 20 20 20
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........7 DECREASING TO 4 OVERNIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........89 92 94 95 95 96 95 95 94 93 92 91
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 60 60 60 60
TEMP............70 69 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 68
RH..............76 78 81 84 84 87 84 87 87 87 90 93
APARNT TMP (F)..69 68 67 68 68 68 69 69 69 68 69 67
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
SURFACE WND SPD.11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 13
SURFACE WND GST.20 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 20 21 22 23
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4
FORECASTER...THOMAS
REQUESTED BY...ANNA MCRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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