158  
FNUS71 KLWX 301813  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HANNAH CATLETT SAR...SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
213 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 EDT ON JULY 30.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EXPECT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S THROUGH THE REST OF THE  
AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE LOW 90S. THIS WILL BE ON THE  
HIGHER ELEVATIONS, BUT TEMPERATURES WARM CONSIDERABLY INTO THE MID  
90S IN THE NEARBY VALLEYS. GIVEN THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IN PLACE,  
THERE ARE ALREADY A FEW STORMS OUT TO THE WEST OF THE SEARCH SITE,  
BUT THESE WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT EAST IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. THE  
CHANCE FOR A STORM TO HIT THE SEARCH LOCATION STANDS AROUND 30 TO  
40 PERCENT THROUGH AROUND 7 OR 8 PM, THEN DROPPING SIGNIFICANTLY  
THEREAFTER.  
 
LIGHT WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...37 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
 
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 40 48 58  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 20 20 40  
TEMP............85 85 84 83  
RH..............53 53 55 59  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.3 3 3 3  
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 8 8  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 8 PM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...36 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........55 57 59 47 45 43 37 40 35 33 18 26  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).30 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............82 80 76 74 74 73 73 72 72 72 71 71  
RH..............61 65 79 84 84 84 81 84 81 84 87 84  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5  
SURFACE WND GST.8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 8 8  
 
 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
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.DELDT 07/30/25  
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