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Spot Forecast for Winter Weather check...Shenandoah National Park
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
325 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 EST on November 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

Light rain and snow will continue through this evening. Snow
accumulations around a coating to one inch are most likely above
1,000 feet with some of the ridge tops in the northern Blue
Ridge Mountains above 3,000 feet receiving 1-2 inches of snow.

Strong northwest winds will continue through tonight with gusts
around 40 to 50 mph. The strongest winds will be above 2,000 feet.

Temperatures will range from the upper 20s to middle 30s above
2,000 feet with wind chills in the teens to lower 20s. Temperatures
will range from the mid 30s to lower 40s below 2,000 feet with
wind chills in the 20s and 30s.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Scattered snow
                    showers.
Max temperature.....Around 35.
Min humidity........61 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Breezy. West winds 24 to 25 mph with gusts to
                    around 43 mph.

TIME (EST)      4 PM
Sky (%).........93
Weather cov.....SCTTRD
Weather type....SNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............35
RH..............69
Surface wind....W 24
Surface wnd gst.43

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Scattered snow
                    showers in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 32.
Max humidity........92 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Breezy. Northwest winds 21 to 26 mph with gusts
                    to around 45 mph.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........92     83     62     55     44     41
Weather cov.....SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD
Weather type....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............34     35     35     35     34     34
RH..............78     78     78     85     92     89
Surface wind....W 25   W 25   NW 24  NW 23  NW 22  NW 22
Surface wnd gst.44     44     43     41     40     38

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 46.
Min humidity........70 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Northwest winds 18 to 20 mph with gusts to
                    around 37 mph.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........49     47     53     36     29     45
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............34     36     39     43     44     43
RH..............89     89     85     73     70     70
Surface wind....NW 20  NW 18  NW 18  NW 20  NW 18  NW 18
Surface wnd gst.37     32     35     35     33     32

$$
Forecaster...LaSorsa
Requested by...Supe Ranger J. Allen
Type of request...OTHER
.TAG 2427233.0/LWX
.DELDT 11/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL shen_communication@nps.gov