On Monday, we had mostly sunny skies and a bit colder temperatures with light winds. Seasonably cold temps topped out in the mid 40s, after lows in the early AM in the mid-upper 20s. The region is still recovering from our weekend windstorm, still with areas out of power and plenty of traffic problems from blocked roads from downed trees. But with the improving conditions continuing on Monday, recovery efforts have been moving on more smoothly. After early AM lows in the mid-upper 20s, high temps reached the mid 40s by mid-afternoon. The Monday maximum temperature from the VP2 (44.5°) was recorded at 1604 while the minimum temperature (27.5°) was recorded at 0643. Dew point temperatures remained relatively low all day, ranging from a low of 11° very early at 0004 up to a high of 23° late at 2341. Relative humidity values remained low today (59% – 35%). Barometric values dropped a bit on Monday, ranging from a high of 30.23″ at 0126 down to a low of 30.09″ at 1543.

Remember now you can get the VP2 data on Weatherlink. You can access the data through http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman444.

I am posting daily to weather underground. My ID is KMDROCKV200 and my station is called “Gardens of Traville.” Data is online, normally just about in real-time. I contribute daily to cocorahs as Rockville 2.8 WNW, Station ID MD-MG-115. Please remember that Weather Underground does not report snow data, and reflects what is recorded automatically through the tipping bucket VP2 gauge.

I worked on finishing up my January data, helped by a last tweak from my friend Lowell and is now finally ready for final dissemination. I also did some science fair updating, continuing to get changes to the schedule and a few volunteers signing in. I also put out a few communicative emails out to the volunteers with new updates and acknowledgement of their updated information sent to me. I got the old 1940s book “STORM” by George R. Stewart in the mail on Monday. It is about a big snowstorm that hit the Sierra many years ago that is fascinating reading. I hope to occasionally report on the book as I find time to read it.

We had mostly sunny skies on Monday with light winds. My featured image was taken in the later afternoon, looking to the west, with the first wisps of cirrus showing up (you must look closely) well ahead from our rainy Tuesday afternoon weather. This image, along with 4 others, were uploaded to NASA through the GLOBE observer program I regularly contribute to. Temperatures rebounded into the mid 40s in the mid afternoon after a mid-upper 20s start in the early AM. Overnight into Tuesday clouds increased but temps held just under the freezing mark. On Tuesday (80 POP for PM showers) with highs in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 30s. There might be a bit of snow mixed in at times. Wednesday will once again be cloudy with a 70 POP for AM light rain with highs in the low 40s and lows in the upper 20s. Partly cloudy and about the same temperatures on Thursday, with highs in the low 40s and lows in the mid-upper 20s. Continued seasonably cold temps on Friday and Saturday, with partly to mostly cloudy skies and high temps in the low-mid 40s and lows in the upper 20s.

On the Channel 4 weather website at 0838 radar is showing rain to our SW over parts of VA, WV and points further SW, heading this way. We should start getting wet in the early-mid afternoon.

As of 0838, the data from the VP2 (coming from the ground radiation shield about 4 feet off the ground just under and out from the balcony) and the Lakewood WXBug station are as follows:

Mostly Cloudy, still relatively cold, with dew point temps starting to creep upwards.

Station Relative Location Temp RH DP    BP     Wind High/Low temp Monday
VP2               Ground         33.5  71  25 30.10S   NA   44.5/27.5
The total rainfall in the cocorahs gauge was 0.00″ through midnight Monday. The VP2 tipping bucket rain gauge under my balcony had 0.00″ through midnight Monday.

Monday’s precipitation was 0.00″
March precipitation is 0.20″.
March snowfall T
Snow on ground 0 (reported to the nearest half-inch)
The seasonal snowfall total is 7.5″.
Year-to-date precipitation total is 6.83″

WX Bug Lakewood 4500 ft, 32 71 24 30.07″S SE 4 G SE 7
                              140° from station                   44/25

The Lakewood rain gauge recorded 0.00″ of precipitation on Monday. It is reporting a total of 0.65″ of precipitation so far in March and a 2018 year-to-date (YTD) amount of 8.15″.

At 2400 obs Monday night the temperature from the VP2 was 35.8 RH 58% BP 30.13″F DP 22.5. Partly cloudy, seasonably cold, light winds.

Good morning from the mostly cloudy, cold, but slowly dampening up skies from the home of the Walrus early on this Tuesday.