Thursday was cloudy and muggy in the early AM, light rain fell approx 0700-0745, then resumed later at 1650, heaviest right at onset around 1700 then continued steadily but only light-moderate till ending about 2235. (Day’s total 0.91″) With all the clouds around all day we only got up to the upper 70s for highs and with the rain ending and the cold front dragging through the low for the day was in the upper 60s at midnight observation.  Dew point temperatures started in the AM in the mid 70s but dropped into the mid 60s just before midnight observation. 

Thursday’s max temperature was 79.1° at 1435.

Thursday’s min temperature was 68.2° at 2359.

Dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 75° @ 1134 down to a low of 65° @ 2357.

Relative humidity values ranged from a high of 97% @ 0914 down to a low of 86% @ 1338.

Barometric pressure ranged from a high of 29.89″ @ 0001 down to a low of 29.52″ @ 2327.

You can get my VP2 data on Weatherlink. I have migrated over to Weatherlink 2.0 so I have a new link for my data. You can now access the data through:

https://www.weatherlink.com/map/5aa32916-94c7-4a40-a2d0-0b74abfc8d8f

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

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.

October 2018 has had 0.92″ of rainfall at my location so far with my year-to-date precipitation at 49.34″.

Overnight Wednesday into Thursday was cloudy, warm, and damp. Dew points held in the low 70s while the temps only slowly fell into the upper-low 70s in the early AM.

Thursday was cloudy and humid with highs in the upper 70s, lows just starting to cool off late into the upper 60s around midnight, with periods of rain in the AM and then from 1650-2235. I did not personally observe any lightning or thunder all day.  The remnants of Hurricane Michael and a vigorous cold front from the Midwest gave us a decent amount  of rain (0.91″) most of the day. Heavier amounts fell more to the S and E of the DC area, as those areas will be closer to the track of Hurricane Michael remnants.

Friday should be sunny, notably cooler and drier, with highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 40s, our first such lows of the fall season.

Saturday should be partly cloudy with a 40 POP for AM showers, with highs in the upper 50s and lows around 40°.

Sunday should remain cool and dry, with highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 50s, under mostly cloudy skies.

Monday looks cloudy and milder, with highs around 70° and lows around 50° and a 70 POP for rain. Tuesday looks to cool down again into the upper 50s for highs, mid 40s for lows under cloudy skies and a 50 POP for showers. 

Our first freeze/frost still looks to be a few weeks away, as it has been trending later in the fall over the past few years. Mountain areas out in WV and VA above 3500 feet should see a few wet snow flakes sometime over the weekend, most likely late Friday or Saturday. Actually my friend at 3715′ in the WV mountains was down to 34° early this morning but did not report any snow yet as of 0700. Other lower elevations in the WV, VA, and MD mountain region might have a shot at a frost or freeze this weekend.

Early fall color change is minimal so far, with only spotty locations showing any. What I hope to see more of by the end of this month is reflected in today’s featured image, taken at East Peacham VT last week.

Currently at 0805 the temperature is 54.6°, dew point temperature 46°, relative humidity 73%, and barometric pressure at 29.78″ and rising. Gloriously pleasant data early on this Friday.

Currently I have clear, breezy, dry skies with temps in the oh-so-pleasant mid 50s.

Good morning from the Walrus early on this Friday.

Kevin