Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Pulaski, VA
April 29, 2025 5:10 AM EDT (09:10 UTC)
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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Pulaski, VA
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FXUS61 KRNK 290651 AFDRNK
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 251 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025
SYNOPSIS
A cold front is expected to approach the region this evening, then will stall across the area through the end of the week.
This will bring increased rain chances through the end of the week; however, accumulated rainfall amounts look to remain low as activity remains scattered to isolated in nature. Late Saturday moisture will exit the area and this will usher in drier air and high pressure on Sunday and into the early next week.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
As of 220 AM EDT Tuesday...
Key Messages:
1) Warm afternoon highs after a cool start this morning.
2) Isolated thunderstorms possible this evening, mainly over the mountains.
Upper ridging builds over the region today as surface high pressure slides east into the Atlantic. Southwest flow will increase ahead of an approaching front that is progged to move into the Ohio Valley this afternoon and evening.
Cool temperatures this morning will quickly warm into the upper 70s to mid 80s by this afternoon. Should see increasing high clouds through the day from an upstream cold front and associated convection. Return flow will result in dew points increasing through the day. Increased boundary layer moisture and daytime heating will allow for some modest instability to develop over the region. However, timing of storms will be late this evening and will arrive in a weakened state due to loss of daytime heating. Areas along and west of the Blue Ridge have the best chance at seeing rain or an isolated thunderstorm. Areas east of the mountains likely to remain dry through tonight.
SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
AS OF 245 AM EDT Tuesday...
Key Messages:
1) Showers and storms increasing in coverage each day.
2) Temperatures remain well above average.
A stalled frontal boundary will reside in northern Virgina in an east to west orientation on Wednesday. Our area will remain in the warm sector, with rising dewpoints allowing afternoon showers and storms to form. Convection will remain scattered, as an upper level ridge to the south keeps instability limited. Areas along/west of the Blue Ridge will have the best chance for precipitation, though PoPs of at least 30% are area-wide as some storms may make it into the piedmont before diurnal heating ends, with any convection dying off overnight. The setup remains similar on Thursday, though the upper-level ridge breaks down and moves east, which will allow showers and storms to be slightly more widespread. PoPs remain highest along/west of the Blue Ridge, with scattered convection in the piedmont.
Friday will see more of the same, though a cold front approaches the area from the west in association with a low pressure system near the Great Lakes. Models continue to disagree with how widespread the rain will be, but once again areas along/west of the Blue Ridge will likely see rain, with more scattered convection for the piedmont.
QPF totals for the period will not be particularly heavy, with the NBM showing piedmont areas accumulating between 0.10-0.25" of rain, with generally 0.25-0.50" west of the Blue Ridge.
Above average temperatures will persist through the period due to the southerly flow, with highs in the 70s/80s each day, and lows in the 50s/60s.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/
AS OF 245 AM EDT Tuesday...
Key Messages:
1) Showers and storms continue into Saturday as a cold front moves through.
2) Near seasonal temperatures and quiet weather returns Sunday into next week.
Shower and storm chances continue into Saturday, which is a change from yesterday, as models now indicate the main cold front not moving through our area until at least early Saturday due to another low forming in the Ohio Valley Saturday morning. Friday night into Saturday will be the next chance of widespread rain across the entire RNK CWA The front finally moves out of the area by Saturday evening, with high pressure building back into the Mid-Atlantic region for Sunday into early next week. Quiet and dry weather continues through the end of the period as the high dominates the weather pattern.
Seasonal temperatures return behind the front this weekend, with highs in the 60s/70s into early next week. Lows will be in the 50s Saturday morning ahead of the front, but fall into the 40s behind the front into early next week. Higher elevations on Sunday morning may see lows in the 30s.
AVIATION /07Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
As of 220 AM EDT Tuesday...
VFR conditions are expected through the entire TAF period.
Light/calm winds this morning. Wind speeds will increase once mixing starts by late morning, by around 14Z/10AM. Wind gusts of 15 to 20 kts are likely in the Virginia and North Carolina foothills and piedmont during the afternoon.
Scattered to isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop in the Ohio Valley during the afternoon. Any precipitation is expected to remain west of KLWB and KBLF until after the 00Z.
Added VCTS for BLF/LWB after 00z/8PM, but confidence remains low.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK
A frontal boundary will approach from the west and stalls across central Virginia before moving back north on Wednesday and Thursday. As a result there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms and potential sub-VFR conditions, especially each afternoon and evening Wednesday and Thursday.
A cold front should cross the Appalachian Mountains by Friday, with more widespread precipitation and sub VFR flight conditions. This front will be east of the area with VFR ceilings and visibility returning by Saturday night.
RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
VA...None.
NC...None.
WV...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 251 AM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025
SYNOPSIS
A cold front is expected to approach the region this evening, then will stall across the area through the end of the week.
This will bring increased rain chances through the end of the week; however, accumulated rainfall amounts look to remain low as activity remains scattered to isolated in nature. Late Saturday moisture will exit the area and this will usher in drier air and high pressure on Sunday and into the early next week.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
As of 220 AM EDT Tuesday...
Key Messages:
1) Warm afternoon highs after a cool start this morning.
2) Isolated thunderstorms possible this evening, mainly over the mountains.
Upper ridging builds over the region today as surface high pressure slides east into the Atlantic. Southwest flow will increase ahead of an approaching front that is progged to move into the Ohio Valley this afternoon and evening.
Cool temperatures this morning will quickly warm into the upper 70s to mid 80s by this afternoon. Should see increasing high clouds through the day from an upstream cold front and associated convection. Return flow will result in dew points increasing through the day. Increased boundary layer moisture and daytime heating will allow for some modest instability to develop over the region. However, timing of storms will be late this evening and will arrive in a weakened state due to loss of daytime heating. Areas along and west of the Blue Ridge have the best chance at seeing rain or an isolated thunderstorm. Areas east of the mountains likely to remain dry through tonight.
SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
AS OF 245 AM EDT Tuesday...
Key Messages:
1) Showers and storms increasing in coverage each day.
2) Temperatures remain well above average.
A stalled frontal boundary will reside in northern Virgina in an east to west orientation on Wednesday. Our area will remain in the warm sector, with rising dewpoints allowing afternoon showers and storms to form. Convection will remain scattered, as an upper level ridge to the south keeps instability limited. Areas along/west of the Blue Ridge will have the best chance for precipitation, though PoPs of at least 30% are area-wide as some storms may make it into the piedmont before diurnal heating ends, with any convection dying off overnight. The setup remains similar on Thursday, though the upper-level ridge breaks down and moves east, which will allow showers and storms to be slightly more widespread. PoPs remain highest along/west of the Blue Ridge, with scattered convection in the piedmont.
Friday will see more of the same, though a cold front approaches the area from the west in association with a low pressure system near the Great Lakes. Models continue to disagree with how widespread the rain will be, but once again areas along/west of the Blue Ridge will likely see rain, with more scattered convection for the piedmont.
QPF totals for the period will not be particularly heavy, with the NBM showing piedmont areas accumulating between 0.10-0.25" of rain, with generally 0.25-0.50" west of the Blue Ridge.
Above average temperatures will persist through the period due to the southerly flow, with highs in the 70s/80s each day, and lows in the 50s/60s.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/
AS OF 245 AM EDT Tuesday...
Key Messages:
1) Showers and storms continue into Saturday as a cold front moves through.
2) Near seasonal temperatures and quiet weather returns Sunday into next week.
Shower and storm chances continue into Saturday, which is a change from yesterday, as models now indicate the main cold front not moving through our area until at least early Saturday due to another low forming in the Ohio Valley Saturday morning. Friday night into Saturday will be the next chance of widespread rain across the entire RNK CWA The front finally moves out of the area by Saturday evening, with high pressure building back into the Mid-Atlantic region for Sunday into early next week. Quiet and dry weather continues through the end of the period as the high dominates the weather pattern.
Seasonal temperatures return behind the front this weekend, with highs in the 60s/70s into early next week. Lows will be in the 50s Saturday morning ahead of the front, but fall into the 40s behind the front into early next week. Higher elevations on Sunday morning may see lows in the 30s.
AVIATION /07Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
As of 220 AM EDT Tuesday...
VFR conditions are expected through the entire TAF period.
Light/calm winds this morning. Wind speeds will increase once mixing starts by late morning, by around 14Z/10AM. Wind gusts of 15 to 20 kts are likely in the Virginia and North Carolina foothills and piedmont during the afternoon.
Scattered to isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop in the Ohio Valley during the afternoon. Any precipitation is expected to remain west of KLWB and KBLF until after the 00Z.
Added VCTS for BLF/LWB after 00z/8PM, but confidence remains low.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK
A frontal boundary will approach from the west and stalls across central Virginia before moving back north on Wednesday and Thursday. As a result there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms and potential sub-VFR conditions, especially each afternoon and evening Wednesday and Thursday.
A cold front should cross the Appalachian Mountains by Friday, with more widespread precipitation and sub VFR flight conditions. This front will be east of the area with VFR ceilings and visibility returning by Saturday night.
RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
VA...None.
NC...None.
WV...None.
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