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Your NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE forecast for
AMHERST VA COUNTY
 ...INCLUDING AMHERST
ISSUED 352 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2008
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WEEKLY QUICKCAST

TODAY

HIGH
PROB OF PRECIP
Lower Forecast Temperature in maximum temperature range is 73 degrees.Maximum Forecast Temperature for today is 84 degrees.Higher Forecast Temperature in maximum temperature range is 87 degrees. Probability of Precipitation for today is 30 percent.

12 HR PRECIP AMOUNT (in.)
0.14
Go to today's 3 hourly forecast.TIME Temp Dew
Point		 Rel
Hum		 Sky Wind
Dir		 Wind
Spd		 Obvis Thunder-
storms		 Rain
Shwrs

6AM

 6AM temperature will be 68 degrees. 6AM dewpoint will be 66 degrees. 6AM relative humidity will be 93 percent. Sky at 6AM will be MOSTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 6AM will be from the NORTHWEST. Wind speed at 6AM will be

1 miles per hour.

 At 6AM obstruction to visibility will be FOG. At 6AM there will be NO thunderstorms. At 6AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

9AM

 9AM temperature will be 73 degrees. 9AM dewpoint will be 64 degrees. 9AM relative humidity will be 73 percent. Sky at 9AM will be MOSTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 9AM will be from the SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 9AM will be

2 miles per hour.

 At 9AM obstruction to visibility will be NONE. At 9AM there will be ISOLATED thunderstorms. At 9AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

12PM

 12PM temperature will be 79 degrees. 12PM dewpoint will be 65 degrees. 12PM relative humidity will be 62 percent. Sky at 12PM will be MOSTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 12PM will be from the SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 12PM will be

5 miles per hour.

 At 12PM obstruction to visibility will be NONE. At 12PM there will be ISOLATED thunderstorms. At 12PM there will be CHANCE rain showers.

3PM

 3PM temperature will be 82 degrees. 3PM dewpoint will be 64 degrees. 3PM relative humidity will be 55 percent. Sky at 3PM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 3PM will be from the SOUTH. Wind speed at 3PM will be

8 miles per hour.

 At 3PM obstruction to visibility will be NONE. At 3PM there will be CHANCE thunderstorms. At 3PM there will be CHANCE rain showers.

6PM

 6PM temperature will be 80 degrees. 6PM dewpoint will be 65 degrees. 6PM relative humidity will be 60 percent. Sky at 6PM will be MOSTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 6PM will be from the SOUTH. Wind speed at 6PM will be

6 miles per hour.

 At 6PM obstruction to visibility will be NONE. At 6PM there will be CHANCE thunderstorms. At 6PM there will be CHANCE rain showers.

TODAY's printable forecast

TONIGHT

LOW
PROB OF PRECIP
Lower Forecast Temperature in minimum temperature range is 62 degrees.Minimum Forecast Temperature for tonight is 64 degrees.Higher Forecast Temperature in minimum temperature range is 68 degrees. Probability of Precipitation for tonight is 30 percent.

12 HR PRECIP AMOUNT (in.)
0.06
Go to tonight's 3 hourly forecast.TIME Temp Dew
Point		 Rel
Hum		 Sky Wind
Dir		 Wind
Spd		 Obvis Thunder-
storms		 Rain
Shwrs

9PM

 9PM temperature will be 74 degrees. 9PM dewpoint will be 66 degrees. 9PM relative humidity will be 76 percent. Sky at 9PM will be MOSTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 9PM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 9PM will be

3 miles per hour.

 At 9PM obstruction to visibility will be NONE. At 9PM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE thunderstorms. At 9PM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

12AM

 12AM temperature will be 70 degrees. 12AM dewpoint will be 64 degrees. 12AM relative humidity will be 81 percent. Sky at 12AM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 12AM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 12AM will be

2 miles per hour.

 At 12AM obstruction to visibility will be NONE. At 12AM there will be ISOLATED thunderstorms. At 12AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

3AM

 3AM temperature will be 67 degrees. 3AM dewpoint will be 63 degrees. 3AM relative humidity will be 87 percent. Sky at 3AM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 3AM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 3AM will be

2 miles per hour.

 At 3AM obstruction to visibility will be . At 3AM there will be NO thunderstorms. At 3AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

6AM

 6AM temperature will be 65 degrees. 6AM dewpoint will be 64 degrees. 6AM relative humidity will be 97 percent. Sky at 6AM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 6AM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 6AM will be

2 miles per hour.

 At 6AM obstruction to visibility will be FOG. At 6AM there will be NO thunderstorms. At 6AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

TONIGHT's printable forecast

TOMORROW

HIGH
PROB OF PRECIP
Lower Forecast Temperature in maximum temperature range is 78 degrees.Maximum Forecast Temperature for tomorrow is 90 degrees.Higher Forecast Temperature in maximum temperature range is 93 degrees. Probability of Precipitation for tomorrow is 30 percent.

12 HR PRECIP AMOUNT (in.)
0.03
Go to tomorrow's 3 hourly forecast.TIME Temp Dew
Point		 Rel
Hum		 Sky Wind
Dir		 Wind
Spd		 Thunder-
storms		 Rain
Shwrs

9AM

 9AM temperature will be 73 degrees. 9AM dewpoint will be 66 degrees. 9AM relative humidity will be 79 percent. Sky at 9AM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 9AM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 9AM will be

4 miles per hour.

 At 9AM there will be NO thunderstorms. At 9AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

12PM

 12PM temperature will be 82 degrees. 12PM dewpoint will be 66 degrees. 12PM relative humidity will be 58 percent. Sky at 12PM will be MOSTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 12PM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 12PM will be

8 miles per hour.

 At 12PM there will be NO thunderstorms. At 12PM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

3PM

 3PM temperature will be 88 degrees. 3PM dewpoint will be 66 degrees. 3PM relative humidity will be 48 percent. Sky at 3PM will be MOSTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 3PM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 3PM will be

9 miles per hour.

 At 3PM there will be CHANCE thunderstorms. At 3PM there will be CHANCE rain showers.

6PM

 6PM temperature will be 85 degrees. 6PM dewpoint will be 66 degrees. 6PM relative humidity will be 53 percent. Sky at 6PM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 6PM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 6PM will be

9 miles per hour.

 At 6PM there will be CHANCE thunderstorms. At 6PM there will be CHANCE rain showers.

TOMORROW's printable forecast

TOMORROW NIGHT

LOW
PROB OF PRECIP
Lower Forecast Temperature in minimum temperature range is BLANK degrees.Minimum Forecast Temperature for tomorrow night is 67 degrees.Higher Forecast Temperature in minimum temperature range is BLANK degrees. Probability of Precipitation for tomorrow night is 30 percent.

12 HR PRECIP AMOUNT (in.)
0.01
Go to tomorrow night's 3 hourly forecast.TIME Temp Dew
point		 Rel
Hum		 Sky Wind
Dir		 Wind
Spd		 Thunder-
storms		 Rain
Shwrs

9PM

 9PM temperature will be 79 degrees. 9PM dewpoint will be 68 degrees. 9PM relative humidity will be 69 percent. Sky at 9PM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 9PM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 9PM will be

5 miles per hour.

 At 9PM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE thunderstorms. At 9PM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

12AM

 12AM temperature will be 73 degrees. 12AM dewpoint will be 66 degrees. 12AM relative humidity will be 79 percent. Sky at 12AM will be MOSTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 12AM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 12AM will be

4 miles per hour.

 At 12AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE thunderstorms. At 12AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

3AM

 3AM temperature will be 71 degrees. 3AM dewpoint will be 65 degrees. 3AM relative humidity will be 81 percent. Sky at 3AM will be MOSTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 3AM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 3AM will be

3 miles per hour.

 At 3AM there will be ISOLATED thunderstorms. At 3AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

6AM

 6AM temperature will be 68 degrees. 6AM dewpoint will be 65 degrees. 6AM relative humidity will be 90 percent. Sky at 6AM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 6AM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 6AM will be

3 miles per hour.

 At 6AM there will be ISOLATED thunderstorms. At 6AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

TOMORROW NIGHT's printable forecast

WED

HIGH
PROB OF PRECIP
Lower Forecast Temperature in maximum temperature range is 77 degrees.Maximum Forecast Temperature is 87 degreesHigher Forecast Temperature in maximum temperature range is 92 degrees. Probability of Precipitation is 50 percent.

12 HR PRECIP AMOUNT (in.)
0.08
Go to this day's 3 hourly forecast.TIME Temp Dew
point		 Rel
Hum		 Sky Wind
Dir		 Wind
Spd		 Thunder-
storms		 Rain
Shwrs

9AM

 9AM temperature will be 74 degrees. 9AM dewpoint will be 66 degrees. 9AM relative humidity will be 76 percent. Sky at 9AM will be MOSTLY CLEAR. Wind Direction at 9AM will be SOUTHWEST. Wind speed at 9AM will be

5 miles per hour.

 At 9AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE thunderstorms. At 9AM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

12PM

 12PM temperature will be 81 degrees. 12PM dewpoint will be 67 degrees. 12PM relative humidity will be 63 percent. Sky at 12PM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 12PM will be WEST. Wind speed at 12PM will be

9 miles per hour.

 At 12PM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE thunderstorms. At 12PM there will be SLIGHT CHANCE rain showers.

3PMAMAMAMAM

 3PMAMAMAMAM temperature will be 85 degrees. 3PMAMAMAMAM dewpoint will be 67 degrees. 3PMAMAMAMAM relative humidity will be 55 percent. Sky at 3PMAMAMAMAM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 3PMAMAMAMAM will be WEST. Wind speed at 3PMAMAMAMAM will be

10 miles per hour.

 At 3PMAMAMAMAM there will be CHANCE thunderstorms. At 3PMAMAMAMAM there will be CHANCE rain showers.

6PM

 6PM temperature will be 83 degrees. 6PM dewpoint will be 67 degrees. At 6pm relative humidity will be 59 percent. Sky at 6PM will be PARTLY CLOUDY. Wind Direction at 6PM will be WEST. Wind speed at 6PM will be

6
G17 with gusts to 17 miles per hour.

 At 6PM there will be CHANCE thunderstorms. At 6PM there will be CHANCE rain showers.

WED's printable forecast

EXTENDED PERIOD

WED
NIGHT
PROB OF
PRECIP
On WED NIGHT there is a 60 percent chance of precipitation.
LOW
The minimum temperature on WED NIGHT will be 67.
WIND

Light
Wind generally light from the WEST.
12AM
TEMP
73
DWPT
65
 The sky will be PARTLY CLOUDY near midnight. Expect likely thunderstorms. There will likely be rain showers.
6AM
TEMP
68
DWPT
65
 At 6 AM, expect PARTLY CLOUDY skies. Expect likely thunderstorms. There will likely be rain showers.
THU
PROB OF
PRECIP
There is a 30 percent chance of precipitation on THU.
HIGH
The maximum temperature on THU will be 87 degrees.
WIND

Light
Wind generally light from the NORTHWEST.
12PM
TEMP
81
DWPT
65
 Around noon, the skies will be PARTLY CLOUDY. There will be a chance of rain showers.
6PM
TEMP
82
DWPT
64
 The skies will be PARTLY CLOUDY at 6 pm.
THU
NIGHT
PROB OF
PRECIP
On THU NIGHT there is a 10 percent chance of precipitation.
LOW
On THU NIGHT the minimum temperature will be 64 degrees.
WIND

Light
Wind generally light from the NORTH.
12AM
TEMP
70
DWPT
63
 It will be MOSTLY CLEAR at midnight.
6AM
TEMP
65
DWPT
64
 Around sunrise, the skies will be MOSTLY CLEAR.
FRI
PROB OF
PRECIP
On FRI there is a 10 percent chance of precipitation.
HIGH
The maximum temperature on FRI will be 85.
WIND

Light
Wind generally light from the NORTHEAST.
12PM
TEMP
78
DWPT
64
 At noon, expect MOSTLY CLEAR skies.
6PM
TEMP
81
DWPT
63
 It will be MOSTLY CLEAR at 6 pm.
FRI
NIGHT
PROB OF
PRECIP
There is a 10 percent chance of precipitation on FRI NIGHT.
LOW
The minimum temperature will be 66 on FRI NIGHT.
WIND

Light
Wind generally light from the SOUTHEAST.
12AM
TEMP
71
DWPT
63
 At midnight, expect MOSTLY CLEAR skies.
6AM
TEMP
67
DWPT
64
 The sky will be MOSTLY CLEAR near sun rise.
SAT
PROB OF
PRECIP
On SAT there is a 30 percent chance of precipitation.
HIGH
The maximum temperature SAT will be 87.
WIND

Light
Wind generally light from the EAST.
12PM
TEMP
80
DWPT
65
 Around noon, the skies will be MOSTLY CLEAR. There is a chance of thunderstorms. There will be a chance of rain showers.
6PM
TEMP
83
DWPT
66
 It will be MOSTLY CLEAR at 6 pm. There is a chance of thunderstorms. There will be a chance of rain showers.
SAT
NIGHT
PROB OF
PRECIP
There is a 30 percent chance of precipitation on SAT NIGHT.
LOW
The minimum temperature SAT NIGHT will be 68.
WIND

Light
Wind generally light from the SOUTH.
12AM
TEMP
73
DWPT
66
 The skies will be MOSTLY CLEAR at midnight. There is a chance of thunderstorms. There will be a chance of rain showers.
6AM
TEMP
69
DWPT
67
 The skies will be MOSTLY CLEAR at 6 am.
SUN
PROB OF
PRECIP
There is a 20 percent chance of precipitation on SUN.
HIGH
The maximum temperature on SUN will be 88.
WIND

Light
Wind generally light from the SOUTH.
12PM
TEMP
82
DWPT
67
 The skies will be MOSTLY CLEAR at noon. There will be a slight chance of thunderstorms. You can expect a slight chance of rain showers.
6PM
TEMP
84
DWPT
68
 Around sunset, the skies will be MOSTLY CLEAR. There will be a slight chance of thunderstorms. You can expect a slight chance of rain showers.
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