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FXUS61 KRNK 280651
AFDRNK
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
251 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
AVIATION UPDATE.
REMOVED ANY MENTION OF SEVERE WEATHER AND POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
KEY MESSAGES
KEY MESSAGE 1: DRY WEATHER INTO THIS WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: DRY WEATHER INTO THIS WEEKEND.
A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH INTO THE CAROLINAS TODAY, FINALLY
BRINGING AN END TO THE WEEK-LONG ONSLAUGHT OF RAIN SHOWERS.
WHILE THIS FRONT WILL LACK TRULY COLD AIR INITIALLY, IT WILL
USHER IN DRY CONDITIONS AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND REACH
THE MID 80S IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT, PEAKING AROUND 5
DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
COOLER AIR WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE TONIGHT, DROPPING OVERNIGHT
LOWS INTO THE 50S. WINDS WILL BLOW OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY
BEFORE ROTATING TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS INFLUX
OF COLD, DRY AIR FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO
FALL BELOW NORMAL AS THE WEEKEND PROGRESSES. THANKS TO HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINING FIRMLY IN CONTROL, RAIN CHANCES WILL STAY
VERY LOW INTO THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
MOIST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP LOW CLOUDS BANKED ALONG THE
WESTERN SLOPES (KBLF) INTO THIS MORNING, BUT THEY WILL SCATTER
OUT AS DRY AIR ENTERS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE FOG IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING, IT SHOULD BE
SHORT-LIVED AS THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW INCREASES BY MID-MORNING.
ULTIMATELY, VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND PERSIST INTO
TONIGHT.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...
WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS WEEKEND, AS
HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS A FEW DAYS OF QUIET WEATHER, THOUGH FOG
REMAINS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FRONT STARTS TO
APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK, WHICH
WILL ALSO BRING MORE CHANCES FOR SCATTERED PRECIPITATION AND
POSSIBLE SUB-VFR CONDITIONS.
RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.
DISCUSSION...RCS
AVIATION...RCS
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