Saturday was a bit warmer with dew points starting to climb in the PM after one more comfortable morning. We warmed up to the mid 80s in the mid-afternoon. The day featured partly to mostly cloudy skies, rising dew points and a light shower in the late afternoon clouds. The daily minimum temperature in the mid 60s was reached in the early morning before sunrise.

The winds increased a bit, veering to a warmer southerly direction, peaking in the early mid-afternoon. Barometric pressures were highest in the very early morning while the lowest was in the later stages of the evening.

Sunday through Thursday should be partly to mostly sunny, hot and humid with highs in the low 90s and lows in the upper 60s to around 70. Chances of showers and storms are only in the forecast for Sunday at this point.

Statistics for Saturday:

High temp 84.5 at 1510

Low temp 66.4 at 0533

Max humidity 87% at 2117

Min humidity 56% at 1402

Max dew point 71 at 1634

Min dew point 58 at 0307

Max barometric pressure 30.15″ at 0045

Low barometric pressure 30.01″ at 2245

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 19 MPH from the S at 1413

Saturday’s average daily wind speed 5.4 (BWI) 6.9 (IAD)

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

Daily total precipitation 0.01″ (BWI 0 IAD T)

July total precipitation 3.14″

Year-to-date total precipitation 17.43″

Sunrise 0603 (EDT)

Sunset 2027 (EDT)

Moon Full Moon

Currently at 0224 AM EDT Sunday we have partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 72.1, barometer 29.99″ and falling, relative humidity 85%, dew point 67, winds S-SW at 0-5 MPH. No rain has fallen since midnight into the tipping bucket VP2 gauge at the USG site across the street from me.

The attached image for today shows last Saturday afternoon’s thunderstorm clouds building out my bedroom window.