068
FNUS71 KLWX 301512
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR NPS BASIC TECHNICAL RESCUE TRAINING...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1112 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND BREEZY TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK,
BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
A COASTAL LOW OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL LIKELY STAY TOO FAR OFFSHORE TO BRING
ANY RAIN TO THE SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR
SUNDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MAY APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
OVERALL, TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW AVERAGE HEADING INTO EARLY MAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............53
SURFACE WND DIR.NW
SURFACE WND SPD.16
SURFACE WND GST.28
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH
IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........22 16 11 12 7 9 13 14 25 13 29 35
WEATHER COV..... PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 49 49 46 44 43 42 39 39 39 37 37
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.17 18 18 17 16 14 13 12 10 10 9 9
SURFACE WND GST.28 29 28 25 23 21 18 17 16 15 15 14
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 55 56 40 35 29 38 46 55 60 66 71
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 30 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............37 38 41 44 46 50 52 54 55 56 57 56
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
SURFACE WND GST.13 13 13 14 15 17 20 21 21 22 21 21
FORECASTER...ROSA
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN C DUNPHEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
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.DELDT 04/30/26
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.EMAIL BENJAMIN_DUNPHEY@NPS.GOV,BENJAMIN.C.DUNPHEY@GMAIL.COM
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