As I write this early Friday, four of the spots have been finalized for the Elite Eight by top-seeded Virginia and Gonzaga and highly ranked Texas Tech and Purdue at two regional centers with two more centers seeing action (including very close by in Washington DC) Friday night to determine the other four spots for the regional finals this weekend to determine the Final Four by the end of the weekend.

Thursday was partly sunny and milder, with high temps around 60° after chilly early AM min temps just above the freezing mark in the mid 30s.

The maximum temperature was 60.7° at 1803.

The minimum temperature was 34.6° at 0711.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 28° @ 0000 up to a high of 39° @ 2350.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 84% @ 0643 down to a low of 37% @ 1637.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.48″ @ 0147 down to a low of 30.21″ @ 1802.

Thursday had no precipitation. My March monthly total is still 4.65″ with my year-to-date total at 11.67″.

No snow/sleet fell on Thursday. My March total snowfall is 2.5″ with the seasonal total at 26.8″.

My current online data (except for rainfall/snowfall – use the cocorahs link shown below for that dataset) is showing regularly on Weather Underground. My data is posted there every 5 minutes. My ID is KMDROCKV200 and my station is called “Gardens of Traville.” Data is online, normally just about in real-time now as it is being updated on a 5 minute interval. The web address for my data on weather underground is:
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMDROCKV200

I contribute my precipitation data daily to CoCoRaHS as Rockville 2.8 WNW, Station ID MD-MG-115 on https://www.cocorahs.org/

Please remember that my Weather Underground precipitation data reflects what is recorded automatically through the tipping bucket VP2 gauge, just as it does on WxLink 2.0. The tipping bucket has been producing erratic values at times so should not be used except for general precipitation timing. For example during our big snowstorm back in mid-January the snow didn’t melt at all during the storm, and only started to record precipitation amounts a few days later when the sun and above freezing temperatures started to melt the snow.

I actually use the data I post to CoCoRaHS from my 4 inch CoCoRaHS gauge I read manually as my “official” precipitation total each day. I also use a snow stake outside my balcony window to get an idea on how much snow has fallen (while it is snowing) and how much snow is on the ground.

Cloudy skies on Friday and Saturday with high temps of 70° – 75° and lows in the low 50s.

Sunday should turn cooler along with more clouds and a good chance of showers, highs in the mid 50s and lows around freezing.

Monday should be cooler but sunny, with highs around 50° and lows around the freezing mark to usher in the month of April.

Expect some showers on Tuesday and milder, with high temps in the mid 50s and lows in the upper 30s.

Wednesday should be partly cloudy and still milder, with highs around 60° and lows around 40°. 

Midnight Thursday night found the temperature to be 52.3°, relative humidity 60%, pressure falling at 30.21″ and the dew point at 38.9° under cloudy skies.

Currently at 0804 the temperature is 49.5° under cloudy skies, relative humidity at 70%, barometric pressure steady at 30.14″, and the dew point at 40°.

Good morning from the snowless walrus on this cloudy Friday. With peak bloom of the famous downtown Washington DC Cherry Trees in the Tidal Basin expected this coming Monday, April 1, things around here are looking more springlike also. Images below were taken Thursday evening just prior to sunset (including today’s feature image of the oncoming sunset at about 1900 EDT)