Saturday was mostly cloudy with warmer max temps (mid 80s) than Friday with lows a bit higher (upper 50s), reached at normal times during the 24 hour day. The winds picked up a bit from the NW direction. Barometric pressure continued its fall after Friday’s rather high reading.

Sunday was partly cloudy with warmer max temps (around 90) than Saturday with lows also higher (upper 60s), reached at normal times during the calendar day. The winds picked up appreciably from the W direction, which brought in the heat. The rounded high temperature of 90 is the warmest of the season so far and my first 90 max of the year. Barometric pressures continued to lower from the earlier in the week’s lofty levels. .

Monday will be cooler with clouds and occasional showers and a rumble of thunder possible with max temps in the low 70s. Lows look to be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Tuesday should be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the low 80s and lows in the 60s. Wednesday should be the hottest day of the week with highs in the low 90s and lows around 70 with partly cloudy skies and the threat of showers/storms. Thursday should be partly cloudy and not as hot with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Friday and Saturday look to be noticeably cooler with clouds and showers, highs coming down into the 70s and lows in the 50s, depending on how a frontal boundary sets up in our area. Stay tuned for further updates on a changeable weather pattern over the Memorial Day weekend.

Statistics for Saturday and Sunday:

Sat High temp 85.7 at 1425
Sun High temp 89.8 at 1553

Sat Low temp 58.7 at 0600
Sun Low temp 68.4 at 0454

Sat Max humidity 88% at 0700
Sun Max humidity 70% at 0740

Sat Min humidity 42% at 1355
Sun Min humidity 45% at 1517

Sat Max dew point 65 at 1623
Sun Max dew point 68 at 1421

Sat Min dew point 54 at 0204
Sun Min dew point 56 at 0336

Sat Max barometric pressure 30.42″ at 0001
Sun Max barometric pressure 30.15″ at 0000

Sat Low barometric pressure 30.15″ at 2352
Sun Low barometric pressure 29.96″ at 1805

Sat Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 23 MPH from the NW at 1404
Sun Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 33 MPH from the W at 1552

Saturday’s average daily wind speed 7.5 (BWI) 5.6 (IAD)
Sunday’s average daily wind speed 8.9 (BWI) 8.6 (IAD)

Saturday’s average sky cover 0.7 (BWI) 0.6 (IAD)
Sunday’s average sky cover 0.6 (BWI) 0.6 (IAD

saturday and Sunday total precipitation 0.00″

Monthly May total precipitation 0.94″

Year-to-date total precipitation 11.84″

Sunrise 0550 (EDT) Sat
Sunrise 0549 (EDT) Sun

Sunset 2022 (EDT) Sat
Sunset 2023 (EDT) Sun

Moon Waxing Gibbous

Currently at 0707 AM EDT Monday cloudy skies, a bit of light rain falling with a temperature of 67.6, barometer 30.18″ and rising, relative humidity 90%, dew point 65 , winds E at 5-10 MPH. 0.06″ of rain has fallen since midnight into the tipping bucket VP2 gauge at the USG site across the street from me.

Today’s feature image was one taken around sunset a bit over a week ago (Sunday evening 5/16) looking west past my cocorahs 4-inch rain gauge through the generally cloudy, dry skies at the time showing a green groundcover.