As I write this early Saturday, the other four spots have been finalized for the Elite Eight by top-seeded Duke and  highly seeded Michigan State, Auburn, and Kentucky at two regional centers (including very close by in Washington DC) Friday night. Now the regional finals will be played this weekend to determine the Final Four that will be played in Minneapolis a week or so. 

Fiday was mostly cloudy and milder, with high temps in the mid 60s after mild early AM min temps in the upper 40s.

The maximum temperature was 66.5° at 1621.

The minimum temperature was 48.2° at 0729.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 38° @ 0959 up to a high of 47° @ 1504.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 71% @ 0723 down to a low of 47% @ 1704.

The barometric pressure ranged from a high of 30.21″ @ 0000 down to a low of 30.08″ @ 1837.

Friday had no precipitation. My March monthly total is still 4.65″ with my year-to-date total at 11.67″.

No snow/sleet fell on Friday. My March total snowfall is 2.5″ with the seasonal total at 26.8″.

My current online data (except for rainfall/snowfall – use the cocorahs link shown below for that dataset) is showing regularly on Weather Underground. My data is posted there every 5 minutes. My ID is KMDROCKV200 and my station is called “Gardens of Traville.” Data is online, normally just about in real-time now as it is being updated on a 5 minute interval. The web address for my data on weather underground is:
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMDROCKV200

I contribute my precipitation data daily to CoCoRaHS as Rockville 2.8 WNW, Station ID MD-MG-115 on https://www.cocorahs.org/

Please remember that my Weather Underground precipitation data reflects what is recorded automatically through the tipping bucket VP2 gauge, just as it does on WxLink 2.0. The tipping bucket has been producing erratic values at times so should not be used except for general precipitation timing. For example during our big snowstorm back in mid-January the snow didn’t melt at all during the storm, and only started to record precipitation amounts a few days later when the sun and above freezing temperatures started to melt the snow.

I actually use the data I post to CoCoRaHS from my 4 inch CoCoRaHS gauge I read manually as my “official” precipitation total each day. I also use a snow stake outside my balcony window to get an idea on how much snow has fallen (while it is snowing) and how much snow is on the ground.

Cloudy skies continue on Saturday and warm with high temps in the mid 70s and lows overnight in the mid 50s.

Sunday should turn cooler along with more clouds and a good chance of showers, highs in the upper 50s and overnight lows down into the upper 20s.

Monday should be cooler but sunny, with highs around 50° and lows around the freezing mark to usher in the month of April.

Expect more clouds on Tuesday and milder, with high temps in the mid 50s and lows in the upper 30s.

Wednesday should be mostly sunny and milder, with highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 40s.

Midnight Friday night found the temperature to be 58.3°, relative humidity 64%, pressure steady at 30.09″ and the dew point at 46.2° under cloudy skies.

Currently at 0606 the temperature is 51.9° under cloudy skies, relative humidity at 81%, barometric pressure falling at 30.02″, and the dew point at 46°.

Good morning from the snowless walrus on this cloudy Saturday. With peak bloom of the famous downtown Washington DC Cherry Trees in the Tidal Basin expected this coming Monday, April 1, trees and shrubs around here are looking more springlike also. Today’s featured blooming cherry tree image was taken Thursday evening just prior to sunset.