Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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660 FNUS71 KRNK 041237 FWSRNK Spot Forecast for Claytor Lake Debris Response...Praetorian Fire Rescue National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 737 AM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 EST on December 04. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION... Light winds this morning, but increasing this afternoon and evening ahead of an approaching cold front that is expected to impact the region overnight. Winds this morning light to calm but increasing to 20 to 30 mph this afternoon and evening. Temperatures very cold this morning in the teens and single digits, but then warm above freezing around noon. Highs by the afternoon in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Very strong winds tonight and tomorrow behind a strong cold front. Gusts over 40mph possible tomorrow, along with temperatures dropping throughout the day. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Max temperature.....Around 44. SURFACE WINDS KTS...Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 11 knots with gusts to around 19 knots in the late morning and afternoon. TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........4 3 8 23 50 62 73 66 42 24 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............19 22 26 30 35 39 44 43 42 41 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Chance of sprinkles late in the evening. Slight chance of rain showers overnight, then slight chance of snow showers early in the morning. Min temperature.....Around 29. SURFACE WINDS KTS...Southwest winds 10 to 16 knots with gusts to around 31 knots shifting to the west around 17 knots with gusts to around 32 knots early in the morning. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........16 33 61 56 57 72 Weather cov..... CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC Weather type....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........ Temp............41 38 37 37 36 35 .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of snow showers early in the morning, then chance of flurries early in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 34. SURFACE WINDS KTS...Northwest winds 13 to 18 knots with gusts to around 32 knots. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky (%).........51 54 33 23 13 2 Weather cov.....S CHC CHANCE Weather type....SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............31 29 32 32 28 24 $$ Forecaster...Gruver Requested by...Eric Helpenstell Type of request...MARINE .TAG 2427766.0/RNK .DELDT 12/04/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Helpenstell@PraetorianFire.com