WEATHER UPDATE – SATURDAY APRIL 24, 2021 – WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND

WEATHER UPDATE – SATURDAY APRIL 24, 2021 – WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND

Saturday was clear and cold in the earlier AM but clouds started to increase in the late morning continuing into the afternoon, with light rain developing in the evening. Low temperatures started out around 40 and climbed into the low-mid 60s by early to mid-afternoon. Winds veered to more of a southerly direction as the clouds and then light rain gradually overspread the area.

Clouds and rain should continue in the Sunday AM with seasonable temperatures with PM clearing, highs in the mid 60s with lows in the 40s

Partly to mostly sunny skies should prevail Monday through Wednesday, 60s on Monday rising to 80 on Tuesday and mid 80s on Wednesday and Thursday, with lows around 60. Late cloud development on Thursday PM will yield to cooling showers on Friday, with highs in the 70s, lows dropping into the 50s. Partly to mostly sunny conditions should return for the weekend, with highs in the mid-upper 60s and lows generally in the 50s.

Statistics for Saturday:

High temp 63.9 at 1418

Low temp 39.8 at 0636

Max humidity 93% at 2253

Min humidity 34% at 1229

Max dew point 48 at 2013

Min dew point 33 at 0021

Max baro pressure 30.14″ at 0829

Low baro pressure 29.82″ at 2339

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 25 MPH from the S at 1854

Today’s average daily wind speed 4.6 (BWI) 3.1 (IAD)

Today’s average sky cover 0.6 (BWI) 0.6 (IAD)

Total daily precipitation 0.31″

Monthly total precipitation is 1.75″

Sunrise 0618 (EDT)

Sunset 1955 (EDT)

Moon Waxing Gibbous

Currently at 0639AM EDT Sunday cloudy skies with the temperature at 48.7, barometer 29.74″ and rising, relative humidity 95% , dew point 47, winds E to NE at 5-10 MPH.
0.16″ of 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 basically down early Monday evening showing a bit of spring “bud out.” Full leaf out should be in about a week.

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