550
FNUS71 KRNK 081350
FWSRNK
SPOT FORECAST FOR VDEM SAR...VDEM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
950 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST WITH CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IT WILL REMAIN WARM & HUMID.
NOT MUCH CHANGE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE HIGH HUMIDITY WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES MILD TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WARM AND HUMID DAY
THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. MAIN
HAZARD WOULD BE LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.
REST OF TODAY (WEDNESDAY)
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY DURING
THE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MAX HEAT INDEX......AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........50 48 50 54 86 94 84 85
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 50 50 60 60
TEMP............78 81 83 84 86 85 84 83
RH..............86 78 75 73 68 74 76 77
SURFACE WND DIR.N N SE S SW SW S S
SURFACE WND SPD.0 0 1 1 3 3 3 1
SURFACE WND GST.3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........80 74 73 71 70 67 54 52 53 71 53 60
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 50 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20
TEMP............80 79 77 75 74 74 73 72 72 72 71 71
RH..............80 82 86 90 90 91 93 93 93 94 97 98
SURFACE WND DIR.S N N N N N N N N N N N
SURFACE WND SPD.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SURFACE WND GST.7 7 7 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........68 45 48 45 38 52 51 61 84 68 78 78
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC DEF CHC LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 30 30 40 80 50 70 70
TEMP............70 69 71 74 78 80 83 84 85 86 85 84
RH..............99 100 97 95 85 79 72 69 66 65 66 66
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N SW SW SW SW W W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.0 0 0 1 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
SURFACE WND GST.5 6 6 8 10 13 13 14 14 15 15 16
FORECASTER...MANUEL
REQUESTED BY...A MURRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2616985.0/RNK
.DELDT 07/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADAM.MURRAY@VDEM.VIRGINIA.GOV
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