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FNUS71 KRNK 161916
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SPOT FORECAST FOR USA CYCLING MBC- EXPLORER PARK...ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
316 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BENIGN WEATHER FOR FRIDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SMOKE DUE TO THE
CANADIAN WILDFIRES. SATURDAY WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER
AND A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LIGHTNING IS LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS AND SOME COULD BRING IN
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THE STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. IT WILL STILL BE VERY WARM WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES JUST OVER
100 DEGREES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...100.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 17 15 15 32 37 23 15 20 18 22 30
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 74 77 80 85 86 89 90 92 93 93 94
RH..............82 83 80 74 62 58 54 52 49 48 47 44
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 77 83 89 91 94 96 98 99 100 100
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
SURFACE WND GST.9 8 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 9
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...101.
SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........12 6 22 46 41 36 43 49 83 83 83 83
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 70 70 70 70
TEMP............74 74 77 80 84 89 91 92 92 92 91 89
RH..............86 87 83 79 70 61 56 54 53 54 57 60
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 77 84 91 97 100 101 101 101 100 98
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.0 0 0 1 3 5 6 8 9 9 9 9
SURFACE WND GST.3 3 3 6 8 10 13 15 17 18 18 17
FORECASTER...GROVER
REQUESTED BY...CHARLIE RUCKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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.DELDT 07/16/26
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