Saturday was warmer and more humid, with highs reaching the mid 80s reached by mid-afternoon. Partly sunny skies predominated all day, with some buildups that yielded some light afternoon shower activity (0.02″). Minimum temps rose considerably with the lowest readings only in the lower 70s, occurring in the early morning hours just prior to sunrise.

The winds picked up into the moderate range, blowing in from the W, peaking in the early afternoon. Barometric pressures were highest in the morning and lowest by mid-evening.

Partly cloudy skies on Sunday through midweek but dry with highs in the low-mid 90s during the period with lows mostly in the low 70s. Definitely a heat wave to close out the month of June heading into what is normally our hottest month of the year, July. Heat looks to start breaking on Thursday with showers and storms likely but stay tuned for updates on that possibly dynamic situation. .

Statistics for Saturday:

High temp 84.7 at 1512

Low temp 70.8 at 0537

Max humidity 93% at 1057

Min humidity 62% at 1529

Max dew point 74 at 1130

Min dew point 68 at 0000

Max barometric pressure 30.24″ at 0855

Low barometric pressure 30.14″ at 2000

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 24 MPH from the W at 1303

Saturday’s average daily wind speed 6.1 (BWI) 7.3 (IAD)

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

Daily total precipitation 0.02″

June total precipitation 2.09″

Year-to-date total precipitation 15.29″

Sunrise 0545 (EDT)

Sunset 2039 (EDT)

Moon Waning Gibbous

Currently at 0417 AM EDT Sunday we have clear skies with a temperature of 73.0, barometer 30.16″ and steady, relative humidity 91%, dew point 70, winds S-SW at 5-10 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 showed a bit of Monday night’s post-sunset westerly view past the rain gauge through some of the leftover clouds from the earlier evening thunderstorm.