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FNUS71 KLWX 121905
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHTOP SAR...SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
305 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. AT THE
MOMENT, THERE ARE JUST A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
SAR LOCATION. WHILE MOST OF THE AFTERNOON SHOULD REMAIN DRY, THERE MAY
BE A FEW SHOWERS AT TIMES, AND A THUNDERSTORM CAN'T BE RULED OUT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE COVERAGE OF THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY UPTICK LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING, WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS OVERNIGHT.
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES
TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE LOWER 70S, AND ONLY FALL BACK INTO
THE MID 60S TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME BRIEF UPTICKS IF A THUNDERSTORM
WERE TO OCCUR. THUNDERSTORMS AREN'T EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE IF THEY
DO OCCUR.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...42 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........92 86 89
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCT SCT SCT
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 50
CHC OF THDR (%).30 30 40
TEMP............70 70 70
RH..............97 97 97
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6
SURFACE WND GST.10 12 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...42 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........87 86 84 87 93 89 92 92 93 85 81 83
WEATHER COV.....NUM DEF NUM SCT NUM DEF NUM SCT SCT NUM SCT ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RNF
TSTM COV........SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 80 60 40 60 80 70 50 50 60 40 20
CHC OF THDR (%).40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10
TEMP............70 68 68 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 66
RH..............97 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W
SURFACE WND SPD.6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
SURFACE WND GST.12 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 8 8
FORECASTER...PALLOZZI
REQUESTED BY...E. YOUNT
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
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.DELDT 09/12/26
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