Wednesday was partly cloudy with similar max temps and a bit cooler min temps than Tuesday with lows in the mid 40s and highs in the mid 60s, reached at customary times during the day. Moderately light NE breezes kept a stable marine layer of relatively high pressure over the area.

Thursday through Saturday should feature partly to mostly sunny, dry skies with highs reaching the low 70s and lows in the mid-upper 40s. Sunday through Tuesday should turn cloudy with frequent showrey periods each day with highs in the upper 60s to around 70 and lows around 50.

Statistics for Wednesday:

High temp 65.8 at 1650

Low temp 46.3 at 0500

Max humidity 71% at 2319

Min humidity 35% at 1708

Max dew point 43 at 1306

Min dew point 27 at 0149

Max baro pressure 30.30″ at 1127

Low baro pressure 30.20″ at 1757

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 19 MPH from the NE at 0146

Today’s average daily wind speed 6.1 (BWI) 5.8 (IAD)

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

Monthly May total precipitation 0.90″

Year-to-date total precipitation 11.80″

Sunrise 0558 (EDT)

Sunset 2013 (EDT)

New Moon

Currently at 0409 PM EDT Thursday partly cloudy skies with the temperature at 52.7, barometer 30.26″ and steady, relative humidity 56% , dew point 37 , winds E-NE at about 3-5 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 around sunset Sunday evening looking west highlighting my “official cocorahs 4-inch rain gauge” through the generally cloudy, dry skies at the time showing a very green groundcover. The “holly” adorning the rain gauge mount is, however, artificial.