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Spot Forecast for July 4 Fireworks...Town of Vinton
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
529 AM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 EDT on July 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A strong subtropical ridge will gradually weaken over the Mid
Atlantic region today as upper level troughing steers multiple
surface boundaries into the area. As a result, shower and
thunderstorm chances increase by early afternoon, coming to an end
this evening. Anomalously hot and humid weather is expected today,
but clouds and rain should eventually cool things down. Temperatures
in Vinton will warm into the mid to upper 90s this afternoon, peaking
around 1 PM, with heat index values peaking around 101. Heat index
values drop back to about 90 degrees by 7 PM.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) becoming mostly
                    cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the
                    afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 96.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Max apparent temp...101.
Surface winds.......Light winds becoming west 6 to 8 mph in the
                    afternoon, then shifting to the northwest
                    around 6 mph late in the afternoon.
Pcpn amount.........0.38 inches.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
Sky (%).........48           43           71
Weather cov.....                          CHANCE
Weather type....NONE         NONE         RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                          CHANCE
Chc of pcpn (%).0            10           40
Temp............72           90           92
RH..............83           50           50
Aparnt tmp (F)..72           95           98
Surface wind....NW 3G5       W 5G9        W 8G12

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms early in the evening,
                    then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    early in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 74.
Max humidity........95 percent around daybreak.
Max apparent temp...94.
Surface winds.......East winds around 6 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light.
Pcpn amount.........0.18 inches.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
Sky (%).........81           54           48
Weather cov.....CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR       NONE         NONE
Tstm cov........CHANCE
Chc of pcpn (%).40           10           0
Temp............87           80           75
RH..............60           75           83
Aparnt tmp (F)..94           83           75
Surface wind....E 6G10       SE 3G5       NW 3G5

$$

Forecaster...Hanes
Requested by...Mandy Adkins, Director of Cultural Placemaking
Type of request...OTHER
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.DELDT 07/02/24
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.EMAIL madkins@vintonva.gov