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Weather Summary for SW VA...SE WV...and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
612 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

.FORECAST SUMMARY...
A wedge of high pressure will keep clouds and occasional rain 
showers or drizzle in the area through Saturday. Dry conditions 
and very warm temperatures return for the end of the weekend and
remain into much of next week. Chances for rain increase by the
middle of next week with a frontal passage. Additional 
scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible, mainly in 
the afternoon hours each day for the remainder of the work week.

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Regional Hourly Observations For FAUQUIER County
900 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024


WASHINGTON METRO
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
WASHINGTON NAT CLOUDY    58  35  42 S13       30.43R                  
DULLES         MOCLDY    58  31  35 SE10      30.41R                  
ANDREWS AFB    MOCLDY    55  30  39 S10       30.41R                  
FT BELVOIR     CLOUDY    56  32  39 SE10      30.41R                  
QUANTICO       CLOUDY    58  37  45 SE12      30.44R                  
LEESBURG*      CLOUDY    59  36  41 S13       30.41R                  
MANASSAS*      CLOUDY    57  29  34 SE12      30.42R                  
GAITHERSBURG*  PTCLDY    53  29  39 SE7       30.42R                  

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel


Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Virginia
Based on observations at 900pm EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Virginia...temperatures are near 58 degrees north, near 55 degrees central, and near 61 degrees south. Current sky conditions are mostly cloudy north, cloudy central, and cloudy south. In the north, relative humidity is near 35%, and the dew point is near 31 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 48%, and the dew point is near 36 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 64%, and the dew point is near 49 degrees. Winds are from the southeast at 10 mph north, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the east at 9 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the east at 3 mph south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 61 degrees at Danville. The lowest temperature is PTCLDY degrees at Roanoke.


Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For FAUQUIER County
Hazardous report currently not available
NWS Severe Weather Map , Convective Outlook

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Virginia
                             VIRGINIA                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                 MAY 2-MAY 6 MAY 4-MAY 10    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:      Above        Above                                            
 Precipitation:      Below        Below                                            

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
Almanac Information

Friday April 26, 2024 the 117th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 14.000000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 06:25 EDT Set 20:03 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:13 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 05:58 EDT Ends 20:30 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy


Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky