Wednesday started sunny but quickly clouded over by late morning with a marked increase in winds but threats of showers and possible storms failed locally as the strong cold front passed during the mid-day hours. Winds really picked up and temperatures started to drop from th 60s earlier around 40 by midnight.

Partly cloudy with highs in the 6os on both Thursday and Friday, around 32 on Thursday and 40 on Friday.

Showers return once again on Saturday with highs in the mid 60s and lows around 50. Clearing out on Sunday and Monday with seasonable temperatures in the 60s and 40s before a major warm up starts to take hold on Wednesday. 

Statistics for Wednesday:

High temp 64.0 at 0000

Low temp 39.2 at 2357

Max humidity 68% at 0723

Min humidity 40% at 1708

Max dew point 51 at 1025

Min dew point 20 at 2354

Max baro pressure 29.97″ at 2341

Low baro pressure 29.66″ at 0951

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 49 MPH from the NW at 1454

Today’s average daily wind speed 13.9 (BWI) 17.3 (IAD)

Today’s average sky cover 0.4 (BWI) 0.4 (IAD)

Total daily precipitation 0.00″

Monthly total precipitation is 1.44″

Sunrise 0622 (EDT)

Sunset 1952 (EDT)

Moon Waxing Gibbous

Currently at 0703 AM EDT Wednesday partly cloudy skies with the temperature at 34.5, barometer 30.01″ and rising, relative humidity 70% , dew point 26, winds W at 5-10 MPH. No rain has fallen since midnight into the tipping bucket VP2 gauge at the USG site across the street from me.

Today’s feature image is a different view out my balcony looking E early Monday evening showing a bit of spring “bud out.”  Full leaf out should be in about a week to 10 days.