Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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Spot Forecast for SAR AT PANORAMA...SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
234 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 EDT on August 20.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
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.DISCUSSION...
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon
into early this evening. A frontal system is expected to stall near or
just southeast of the Mid-Atlantic, and additional ripples of low
pressure riding along it may result in periodic showers and a few
thunderstorms at times through the upcoming weekend.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Numerous showers
late in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms
through the day. Scattered showers late in the
afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Chance of thunder...42 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........65 percent.
Surface winds (mph).West winds around 5 mph.
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........71 40 25
Weather cov.....NUM NUM SCT
Weather type....RW RW RW
Tstm cov........SCT SCT SCT
Chc of pcpn (%).70 70 50
Chc of thdr (%).40 40 40
Temp............81 80 76
RH..............65 69 76
Surface wnd dir.W W W
Surface wnd spd.5 5 5
Surface wnd gst.12 12 13
$$
Forecaster...Rosa
Requested by...L. TUCKER
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2620098.0/LWX
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHEN_COMMUNICATION@NPS.GOV