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FNUS71 KLWX 171428
FWSLWX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MEMORIAL CIRCLE SPECIAL EVENT...DOI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 EDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LOOK FOR IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AS A COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH OF THE REGION. A SPOTTY SHOWER
CANNOT BE RULED OUT OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS ALTHOUGH DRIER CONDITIONS LOOK TO PREVAIL WITH A BREAK
IN THE CLOUD DECK NOW PUSHING TOWARD THE I-81 CORRIDOR. EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
GIVING WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS MIDDAY AND INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON PERIOD.
THE MAIN HAZARDS TO CONTEND WITH TODAY WILL BE THE GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. WINDS
WILL REMAIN SUSTAINED BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS DECREASE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT REMAINING SUSTAINED BETWEEN
7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS DO NOT TOTALLY DROP OFF UNTIL
DAYBREAK SUNDAY.
HIGHS TODAY WILL PUSH INTO THE MID 50S WITH FEEL LIKE TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 40S AND LOW 50S. LOWS TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S
WITH PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT SHADING) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT SHADING).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........97 92 72 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 55 55 54
RH..............66 57 51 47
SURFACE WIND....N 17 N 16 N 17 N 16
SURFACE WND GST.28 29 30 27
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT SHADING).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........28 8 4 9 9 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 49 45 43 42 40
RH..............48 58 65 65 62 64
SURFACE WIND....N 13 N 9 N 8 N 7 N 7 N 7
SURFACE WND GST.25 19 15 13 13 13
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