595  
FNUS71 KAKQ 231319  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET THURSDAY...PORTSMOUTH EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
919 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A COLD FRONT LINGERS SOUTH OF THE AREA PROVIDING A CHANCE OF  
LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE  
SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT, WITH CHANCES INCREASING  
AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS LOW UNTIL  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS, TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE  
UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S WITH A LIGHT NE WIND AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.  
VISIBILITY..........4 INCREASING TO 6 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........91 86 87 83 82 83 82 79  
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 70 70 70 50 50 50 60  
TEMP............73 73 74 76 77 77 78 77  
RH..............97 97 93 87 82 82 79 79  
APARNT TMP (F)..75 75 76 78 79 79 80 79  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8  
SURFACE WND GST.13 14 14 14 15 15 15 14  
VISIBILITY (SM).4 4 4 4 7 7 7 6  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
VISIBILITY..........6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........81 82 77 73 67 73 64 63 63 61 62 63  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............77 76 75 74 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72  
RH..............79 82 84 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 87  
APARNT TMP (F)..79 78 77 77 76 76 77 75 75 75 75 74  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4  
SURFACE WND GST.13 12 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8  
VISIBILITY (SM).6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...CHILCOTE  
REQUESTED BY...L. TURNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2617985.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 07/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WARDC@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,MCRAYA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,SPRATLEYR@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,PALAMARCHUCKM@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,LONGD@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV,LEVIN.TURNER@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV  
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