Friday was partly cloudy and cooler with lows in the upper 40s right at midnight and highs in the upper 60s, reached by mid-afternoon. Occasional trace amounts of sprinkles occurred out of the blustery sky at times during the day. Very strong NW winds howled behind the strong cold frontal passage. Today’s PWG of 59 MPH is my highest recorded wind gust of the year and one of my highest ever.

Breezes should slowly abate during the day on Saturday as we start the month of May. Sunny conditions should predominate with highs around 70 and lows in the mid 40s.

On Sunday and Tuesday partly to mostly cloudy conditions should be the norm with warmth returning, highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 60s.

Showers and clouds should dominate on Monday, still warm, with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the low-mid 60s.

Statistics for Friday:

High temp 69.3 at 1509

Low temp 49.4 at 2359

Max humidity 89% at 0000

Min humidity 30% at 1353

Max dew point 63 at 0000

Min dew point 22 at 2313

Max baro pressure 29.94″ at 2308

Low baro pressure 29.58″ at 0003

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 59 MPH from the NW at 1618

Today’s average daily wind speed 21.4 (BWI) 22.9 (IAD)

Today’s average sky cover 0.6 (BWI) 0.5 (IAD)

Total daily precipitation T

Revised April Monthly total precipitation finalized at 2.07″

Sunrise 0610 (EDT)

Sunset 2001 (EDT)

Moon Waning Gibbous

Currently at 0608 AM EDT Saturday clear skies with the temperature at 44.8, barometer 30.01″ and rising, relative humidity 44% , dew point 24 , winds NW to N at 5-15 MPH. No rain has fallen since midnight into the tipping bucket VP2 gauge at the USG site across the street from me.

Today’s feature image is one taken Tuesday evening around sunset about 2000, showing spring-vibrant foliage looking N from the rain gauge. Full leaf out is just about here, especially helped out by the most recent warm spell.