FNUS71 KAKQ 181310 FWSAKQ Spot Forecast for Billy Strings Concert...Portsmouth EM National Weather Service Wakefield VA 910 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 EDT on July 18. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service at 757-899-5734. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... Air quality is much improved over yesterday. No air quality alerts are expected today with the forecast showing code yellow for the Hampton Roads vicinity. Unobstructed sunshine will allow temperatures to climb into the mid 90s with heat index values 105-107 this afternoon. Wet bulb global temps top out at 87 or 88. Most of the day will be dry but storms potentially move into the region this evening. Low confidence on storm coverage and specific timing in any one area. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Max temperature.....Around 97. Min humidity........53 percent. Max apparent temp...109. Surface winds (mph).Southwest winds 9 to 12 mph. Visibility..........7. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........37 33 36 39 42 42 42 41 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 Temp............87 91 92 94 96 95 95 95 RH..............72 64 60 56 53 53 53 53 Aparnt tmp (F)..99 105 105 107 109 107 107 107 Surface wnd dir.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Surface wnd spd.9 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 Surface wnd gst.13 16 17 18 20 20 21 21 Visibility (sm).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. Chance of pcpn......40 percent. Min temperature.....Around 78. Max humidity........85 percent. Max apparent temp...105. Surface winds (mph).Southwest winds 11 to 13 mph. Visibility..........7. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........50 58 66 67 68 68 68 67 67 62 57 52 Weather cov.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH Chc of pcpn (%).20 30 40 30 30 30 30 40 40 30 20 10 Temp............93 92 90 88 86 84 83 82 81 80 79 79 RH..............56 58 62 66 70 74 74 77 79 82 85 85 Aparnt tmp (F)..105 103 101 98 95 92 90 88 86 84 81 81 Surface wnd dir.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Surface wnd spd.12 11 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 Surface wnd gst.21 20 18 20 21 22 21 21 20 20 18 18 Visibility (sm).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 $$ Forecaster...ROGERS Requested by...L. Turner Type of request...OTHER .TAG 2617614.0/AKQ .DELDT 07/18/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mcraya@portsmouthva.gov,reevesr@portsmouthva.gov,mcelroyp@portsmouthva.gov,rileyc@portsmouthva.gov,longd@portsmouthva.gov,levin.turner@portsmouthva.gov,spratleyr@portsmouthva.gov,palamarchuckm@portsmouthva.gov