Wednesday was sunny, quite chilly with light winds in the AM, then sunny and much warmer in the PM. Low temps      were once again in the low 30s in the early AM but rose quickly in the later AM and early PM into the mid 60s by                mid-afternoon.  

The maximum temperature was 66.4° at 1531.

The minimum temperature was 33.4° at 0648.

The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 37° @ 1156 down to a low of 25° @ 1745.

The relative humidity values ranged from a high of 90% @ 0713 down to a low of only 22% @ 1514.

The barometric pressure ranged from a low of 30.09″ @ 0029 up to a high of 30.30″ @ 2353.

Wednesday had no precipitation. My March monthly total finished at 4.67″ with my year-to-date total at 11.69″. So far in April no precipitation has fallen but that should change on Friday (see below for more details).

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.

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.

Thursday should be partly cloudy and mild, with highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s.

Friday looks to be cloudy and cooler, with temps in the low 50s and rain expected.

The weekend looks milder but cloudy on both Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the mid-upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s on Saturday and mid 50s on Sunday.

Monday looks unsettled and warmer, highs in the mid 70s and lows in the lower 60s with showers and even some thunderstorms expected to develop.

Clouds and rain is expected to continue into Tuesday, with highs in the low 70s and lows in the upper 40s. 

Midnight Wednesday night found the temperature to be 49.6°, relative humidity 45%, pressure rising at 30.30″ and the dew point a low 29.1° under clear skies.

Currently at 0643 the temperature is 43.1° under partly cloudy skies, relative humidity at 60%, barometric pressure rising at 30.42″, and the dew point at 30°.

Good morning from the snowless walrus on this partly cloudy, cool, dry Thursday. A Red Flag warning continues to be  posted for the area for dry tinder due to the temporary lack of rain, low humidity, and recent/current desiccating winds to heighten the threat of brush and woodland fires. I suspect with Friday’s rain this warning should be going down very soon. 

With peak bloom of the famous downtown Washington DC Cherry Trees in the Tidal Basin occurring this week, trees and shrubs around here are looking more springlike also. Today’s featured image is another picture posted on FACEBOOK by my photo-journalist weather enthusiast friend Jim Schuyler of the blooming joshino cherry trees in downtown DC at the Tidal Basin with the Lincoln Memorial in the distant center taken Monday afternoon. Thanks so much Jim!!!