Well Friday was another nice day featuring sunny skies, high temps only around 80°, dew points mostly in the 50s, and pleasant breezes. The Friday maximum temperature was 80.7° @ 1415, while the Thursday minimum temperature was 58.8° @ 0700. That low reading was our coolest of the month so far, and are first min temp below the 60° mark. The dew point temperatures remained relatively low on Friday, ranging from a high of 63° @ 0945 down to a low of 55° @ 1155. The barometric pressure rose significantly more from Thursday’s values – the lowest value being 30.16″ @ 0000 up to a high of 30.26″@ 1249. The relative humidity remained fairly low in the afternoon, but as usual high in the early morning hours, ranging from a high of 95% @ 0503 down to a low of 43% at 1518.

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. The web address for my data on weather underground is: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMDrockv200#history/ I contribute daily to cocorahs as Rockville 2.8 WNW, Station ID MD-MG-115 on https://www.cocorahs.org/ Please remember that Weather Underground precipitation data reflects what is recorded automatically through the tipping bucket VP2 gauge. I actually use the data I post to cocorahs from my 4″ cocorahs gauge I read manually as my “official” precipitation total each day.

Sun is dominating the weather scene this weekend with bright blue skies dotted with scattered fair-weather cumulus with high temps in the low 80s on Saturday and up near 90° on Sunday with the dew points starting to creep up through the 60s. Sunny, hot, and humid conditions are in store for our area early (low 90s Monday and Tuesday) next week topped off by the highest temps on Wednesday, reaching the mid 90s for highs. Lows will be in the 60s over the weekend but start climbing into the 70s on Monday. Thursday looks like highs back down in the 80s with more clouds than sun and thunderstorms likely as a cold front approaches the area from the NW. Thereafter it should be cooler and drier as we enter the Labor Day weekend and start the month of September.

At 1901, Channel 4 radar is clear within the 4 state region.

At 1901, 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 WX Bug station are as follows:

Partly Sunny skies (beautiful fair-weather cumulus and altocumulus dotting the sky), comfortable temps in the 70s most of the afternoon with dew points around the 60° mark.

Station Relative Location Temp  RH    DP    BP    Wind High/Low temp on Fri
VP2             Ground        76.8° 60%  62° 30.20″F NA     80.7°/58.8°

The total precipitation in the cocorahs gauge was 0.00″ through midnight Friday.
The VP2 tipping bucket recorded 0.00″ on Friday.

Friday’s precipitation was 0.00″
August precipitation total 7.53″
Year-to-date precipitation total 37.94″

The Lakewood WX Bug station is offline with no data available at this time.

At 2400 obs Friday night the temperature from the VP2 was 65.2° RH 84% BP 30.24″R DP 60.2°
Clear, pleasant with comfortable temps and dew points.

Good early evening from the partly sunny, pleasant, dry home of the Walrus on this Saturday.